Emmet County, the 99th and final county in Iowa to have a confirmed case of Emerald Ash Borer, will be the site of a mid-November meeting about what’s next for ash trees in the area. Sue Boettcher with the Iowa State University Extension Office in Emmet County says residents will learn how to diagnose an infected tree.
Boettcher says they’ll also provide a list of different tree species that would be good replacements if an ash tree is failing and must be cut down. The urban forestry specialist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and entomologists from Iowa State University and the Iowa Department of Agriculture will be in Emmet County for the event.
The meeting is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, November 13th at the Estherville Public Library. State officials recently announced an emerald ash borer infestation had been confirmed in an ash tree in Armstrong. According to the USDA, the insect has killed about 15 million trees in the United States.
