The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says a tree care company reported a group of trees in Standford Township, East of Zimmerman, could be infected. Officials were able to locate larvae and collect samples, and then located a second pocket of infested trees about a mile from the original location.
We probably can't stop it, but we can at least slow it down from spreading. That's the message about Emerald Ash Borer from Jonathan Osthus a Research Scientist with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
After the destructive emerald ash borer was discovered in Clearwater last fall, officials are calling for volunteers to help with a survey in Stearns, Sherburne and Wright counties.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has placed Wright County under an emergency quarantine after an Emerald Ash Borer was discovered in Clearwater.