Emerald ash borer threat found in Oneida County, it's not surprising

Firewood from Oneida County will be quarantined following confirmation of emerald ash borer in the city of Rhinelander.

“It’s disappointing, but not surprising, when emerald ash borer shows up in an entirely new area like this,” Brian Kuhn, director of the Bureau of Plant Industry in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, said. “The borer hitchhikes on firewood and other ash wood very easily, and can end up many miles from any previously known infestation. It’s hard to detect at low levels, so it’s generally three or four years before we find an infestation after it first begins.”

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