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The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) expanded the state's Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis) quarantine area on April 2, 2008, to include Putnam and six nearby counties. The state's quarantine, which is designed to slow the spread of the ash tree-killing insect, prohibits the movement of ash trees, parts of an ash tree, and all hardwood firewood out of infested areas.

The EAB find prompting the Putnam County quarantine was located near the intersection of County Road 5 and Township Road I, about three miles northeast of Ottawa. While neighboring counties have been under quarantine, this is Putnam County's first known EAB infestation. To reduce the risk of the insect moving to uninfested parts of the state, the department added six more counties to the quarantine list: Champaign, Crawford, Darke, Preble, Shelby, and Van Wert.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 April 2008 18:20 )
 

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