EAB keeps spreading in Minnesota, restrictions expanded

EAB Spreading in Minnesota

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(ABC 6 News) – New emergency restrictions went into effect today, after the Emerald Ash Borer was found in Kanabec County for the first time.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has now put an emergency quarantine on wood movement countywide after the invasive beetle was discovered.

47 Minnesota counties have spotted the little bugger, notorious for killing Minnesota trees.