1. Minnesota First Detectors Forest Pest Quarantines Gypsy Moth, Emerald Ash Borer & Thousand Canker Disease

2. Minnesota First Detectors Gypsy mothEmerald ash borer Thousand cankers disease WHO*MDA & USDA MDA WHERE*Cook & Lake Co. & parts of WI Hennepin, Ramsey, Houston & Winona C. & parts of WI Walnut wood coming into Minnesota is quarantined WHENProposed start date: March 31, 2014 All year after start All year with additional restrictions from May 2-Sept 30 All year WHATGM, Tree & shrubs, Logs, pulp & bark, mobile homes & outdoor house articles, other EAB, ash wood, all hardwood firewood WTB & TCD, all walnut material coming into MN * Canada has many restrictions on wood movement.

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4. Gypsy moth - proposed Hoping to get slides from Lucy….

5. Minnesota First Detectors EAB Quarantine

6. Minnesota First Detectors 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.

7. Minnesota First Detectors Regulated Articles Emerald ash borer in any living stage of development Ash trees Ash limbs / branches Ash stumps and roots Ash logs Ash chips (wood or bark) Firewood of any non-coniferous species EAB Quarantine

8. Minnesota First Detectors EAB Quarantines Quarantined Counties

9. Minnesota First Detectors EAB Quarantine Quarantined Counties

10. Minnesota First Detectors 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 teased to insure internal temperature of wood reaches 140F for 60 minutes” MDA certified firewood is allowed to move freely around the state

11. Minnesota First Detectors DNR-approved Firewood Required on State-Owned Land DNR lands have additional firewood regulations. Regardless of any quarantines, firewood must be either: Obtained from a firewood distribution facility on State-owned land, or Obtained from a firewood dealer approved by the DNR commissioner (with receipt) Be MDA Certified

12. Minnesota First Detectors TCD State Exterior Quarantine

13. Minnesota First Detectors TCD Exterior Quarantine Regulated Articles All life stages of the walnut twig beetle & the Geosmithia fungus All plants and plant parts of the genus Juglans –  Logs and green lumber  Nursery stock, scion wood, and bud wood  Chips, mulch, stumps, roots, and branches  Packaging material All hardwood firewood Exceptions are Nuts, nutmeat, and hulls Processed lumber: 100% bark free, kiln dried, with squared edges Finished wood products without bark, including walnut furniture, musical instruments and gun stocks

14. Minnesota First Detectors Quarantine Information http://www.mda.state.mn.us/

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