The requirement was never dropped. Despite the requirement, the EAB was able to become established in the eastern US. Politicians had nothing to do with it. The fumigation requirement was established by professionals at the Department of Agriculture.
Good to know I was thinking of planting some oak trees. I have lost so many spruce trees and they uproot in the wind storms so I thought if I planted something with a tap root it may give the spruce a chance. Thats not good on a clear day I can see the Maine coast from my front yard .. Maybe I should go into politics.
To date none have been discovered in either Maine or New Hampshire. The fear is that the Worcester, MA colony was established for so long undetected that it was likely that something made its way up on somebody's firewood.
the intense itching is absolutely the worst. As caterpillars they have thousands of microscopic hairs any one of which can cause a nasty reaction. Of course they're everywhere all over everything which is nice.Good to know I was thinking of planting some oak trees. I have lost so many spruce trees and they uproot in the wind storms so I thought if I planted something with a tap root it may give the spruce a chance. Thats not good on a clear day I can see the Maine coast from my front yard .. Maybe I should go into politics.
Worcester cut down all the infected trees and incinerated every last piece of the wood in an attempt to eradicate them. Haven't heard about any new ones being detected in years.
