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When pecking for fall
hunting and camping
trips, picnics, hakes or other outdoor activities, then is one item you definitely need to leave at home: firewood. |
According to the Vugijfaia
Department of Agricuhur^nd
Consumer Services’ Officef of Plant and Pest Services, Virginia’s native trees and forests are threatened fay nonnative invasive rnaartu and digeases that live in dead and dying wood
These pests may be accidentally spread to new areas fay outdoor enthusiasts and homeowners moving firewood from one location to another. Once transported into a new site, these destructive insects and diseases can become established and eventually kill local trees.
The emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, and Sirex woodwasp are three woodinfesting species that can be transported long distances on firewood with disastrous results.
The emerald ash borer, an invasive insect from Asia, feeds on ash trees. In its adult form, EAB consumes ash tree fohage and actually causes little damage. The real devastation comes from the larvae, which feed on the inner hark and disrupt the ash tree’s ability to transport water and nutrients.
EAB is responsible for more than 20 million dead and dying
60.8%