Trap Detects Emerald Ash Borer in Kosciusko County

State workers have found the invasive insect emerald ash borer (EAB) in a trap in Kosciusko County. The Department of Natural Resources says the insect was found in a trap in Plain Township near Warsaw. The DNR says Plain Township is now under quarantine, which means that no regulated ash products--including ash nursery trees, ash logs and all types of hardwood firewood--can be transported out of the township. In addition, all of Kosciusko County is under quarantine; ash products may move within the county, but not outside it. Kosciusko is the 18th Indiana county with confirmed EAB infestation and is part of a cluster of counties in the state's northeastern corner now under quarantine. Other quarantined counties include Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Hamilton, Huntington, LaGrange, Marion, Noble, Porter, Randolph, St. Joseph, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, White and Whitley. More information about EAB, including quarantines and identification materials, can be found online at www.in.gov/dnr/2509.htm, www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/5817.htm and www.entm.purdue.edu/eab.