Q: Can I keep the wood and chips from the infected trees?
A: Yes, As long as it does not leave the quarantined counties.
Q: How long will I have to treat my Ash tree and can I do it myself?
A: You'll have to treat until you no longer want the tree or until the insect is eradicated which may be unlikely. Results of testing on products that produce the best results are not yet available.
Q: If I treat my trees and my neighbor doesn't will my trees 
still be susceptible?
A: The insect can lay its eggs on any Ash tree, treated or not. If your tree has been treated then it should have the insecticide in its system to kill the larvae.
Recent Findings: Emerald Ash Borer
USDA recently performed some tracback inspections at several landscape installations in the Columbus, OH area. The ash trees 
came from from Michigan in 2001 and were planted by a central Ohio landscape operation.
EAB larvae were confirmed in trees on the NE side of Columbus. Several of the 27 ash trees displayed some D-shaped holes.
Another location inspected was near Lewis Center OH Just outside of Columbus. USDA inspectors identified trees as suspect and upon investigating , found some evidence of EAB in a couple of trees.
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Strictly Enforced
Violators Will Be Held Accountable
A Southeast Michigan firm that disregarded the state’s Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) quarantine by illegally selling and shipping infested landscape ash trees to Maryland must be held accountable, state and local officials said today.
According to Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Dan Wyant and Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca, Stuart Leve, Inc., a landscape design/consulting firm in Oakland County, has been charged with 123 separate counts of violating the state’s EAB quarantine and plant health laws. In addition to unlawfully sending two different shipments of 121 ash trees to Maryland, the firm shipped the trees without an official inspection certifying the trees were free of plant diseases or pests, another clear violation of the law. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 10.
Wyant explained that one only need to look at communities and neighborhoods throughout Southeast Michigan that have been struck with EAB and now face tremendous tree removal costs and barren landscapes to see why the state considers this such a serious matter and pursued aggressive action.
“Because of this firm’s actions, another state unfortunately must now deal with the potentially devastating economic and environmental costs and losses this exotic insect pest causes,” Wyant said. “The quarantine was implemented to prevent this damage in other areas of our state, country and continent and is critical to stopping the spread of Emerald Ash Borer. We thank the vast majority of Michigan residents and the nursery and landscape industry for their cooperation and support of the quarantine to date, and ask for their 
continued vigilance in protecting the state’s 700 million ash trees. We will also continue to aggressively monitor and enforce this order.”
Wyant also noted that since a federal quarantine was enacted on Oct. 8 to complement and supplement the state quarantine, violators now face much stiffer penalties.
“The defendant’s blatant disregard for the EAB quarantine may now have caused infestation to pass on to other states previously not struck with this devastating pest of ash trees,” Prosecutor Gorcyca said. “The charges should send a stern message that the inspection and quarantine of ash trees and materials will be strictly enforced.”
Page 2, EAB Leve Quarantine Violation Case
Last year, officials identified the Emerald Ash Borer infesting ash trees in Southeast Michigan. EAB is an invasive pest from Asia that feeds exclusively on ash trees. Not immediately noticeable in the trees it infests, the insects are known to be responsible for killing millions of ash in Southeast Michigan. It also has been discovered in Windsor, Ontario and in a few areas of northwest and central Ohio.
To help prevent further spread, a quarantine is in effect prohibiting the sale and transport of ash trees or materials, including firewood, from 13 Mid and Southeast Michigan counties – Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne – as any of these items can serve as a potential vehicle for the transport of the insect.
Anyone who thinks they have inadvertently moved ash materials or firewood out of the quarantined area, or who suspects an ash tree is infested that is outside of the known infested area, should report it immediately via the state’s toll-free EAB hotline at (866) 325-0023.
Michigan has an active Emerald Ash Borer Task Force working to control and eradicate this new exotic pest and minimize its damage. Members include the Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Forest Service, in cooperation with local units of government and various industry groups, associations, and universities.
General Forestry Information
Checklist for Hazard Trees
Inspect your trees several times per year in all seasons.
Prune trees when they are young and on a regular basis thereafter.
Use correct pruning methods, always making the pruning cut 
outside the branch collar.
Don’t allow trees to be topped.
Always plant the right tree in the right place. For example, avoid planting varieties that grow too large under power lines, or too close to your house. Also make sure that the selected species matches the soil and other site characteristics.
Water deeply during dry periods, slowly applying at least 2 inches of water per week.
Erect barriers around or slightly beyond the your trees drip
line during construction. Insist that construction workers honor these root protection zones.
Consider cabling or bracing weak forks or branches in largertrees of high value. This is work for a professional arborist.
Do not plant trees with narrowly forked stems.
Where a high value tree may be suspected of developing into a hazard, use landscaping to keep people at a safe distance. This may require techniques such as re-routing walks, moving patio furniture, or planting shrubs and hedges as barriers to foot traffic.
