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Forest Pest Quarantines

Emerald Ash Borer, Gypsy Moth

& Thousand Canker Disease

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Quarantines

Internal QuarantineEAB & GM

External QuarantineTCD

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GM: Cook & Lake Co.EAB: Hennepin, Ramsey, Houston & Winona Co.TCD: walnut wood coming into MN

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EAB Quarantine

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Regulated ArticlesEmerald ash borer in any living stage of

developmentAsh treesAsh limbs / branchesAsh stumps and rootsAsh logsAsh chips (wood or bark)Firewood of any non-coniferous species

EAB Quarantine

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EAB Quarantine

No Regulated Articles are legally allowed to move outside of a quarantine (untreated or treated), unless they are accompanied by a certificate.

Certificates are only available when a compliance agreement is signed between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the firm interested in moving the regulated article.

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EAB Quarantines

Quarantined Counties

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EAB Quarantine

Quarantined Counties

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Firewood Certification(EAB Quarantine)

MDA firewood certification requires an active compliance agreement with the MDA

Compliance agreement lists conditions for firewood to be considered heat treated – kilns are tested to insure internal temperature of wood reaches 140F for 60 minutes”

MDA certified firewood is allowed to move freely around the state

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Gypsy Moth - PROPOSED

Gypsy moth in any living stage Trees with or without roots Logs, pulpwood, bark & bark products Mobile homes and outdoor household

equipment Any other means of conveyance

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GM Compliance Agreement

Proposed

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TCD State Exterior Quarantine

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TCD Exterior Quarantine

Regulated ArticlesAll life stages of the walnut twig beetle & the Geosmithia fungus All plants and plant parts of the genus Juglans –

Logs and green lumberNursery stock, scion wood, and bud woodChips, mulch, stumps, roots, and branchesPackaging material

All hardwood firewood

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Quarantine Information http://www.mda.state.mn.us/

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Quarantines