EAB confirmed in Broomfield Email
Written by ALCC   
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 01:00 AM

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)Emerald ash borer (EAB) continues to make its way down the Front Range. Last week, the pest was confirmed in Broomfield. The city had been preparing for the arrival of EAB, with monitoring and detection, public information campaigns, and assessments of existing ash trees.

This was also the first time that EAB was found outside the federal quarantine area, which includes Boulder, Longmont, Lyons, and Superior. No changes to that quarantine area are expected at this time.

“The primary purpose of this quarantine has been to slow the spread of EAB in Colorado, and we believe this is one reason it’s taken so long for the pest to be confirmed outside Boulder County,” said Laura Pottorff, a CDA plant health and certification section chief and lead member of the Colorado EAB Response Team. “Based on recent data from the eastern U.S., our expectation is that EAB cannot be prevented from leaving the quarantine. We’re just glad we’ve given Front Range communities more time to better plan and prepare for its arrival.”

Broomfield’s management plan for EAB was implemented in 2016 and involved 2900 public ash trees—about 10% of the total public tree count. The city has treated high-value trees, removed more than 1,000 ash trees, and planted replacement trees in anticipation of the tree pest.

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