To the Editor: I would like to recognize National Grid for their tremendous support of the St. Lawrence County Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Task Force again this year. It was thanks to National Grid line …
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To the Editor:
I would like to recognize National Grid for their tremendous support of the St. Lawrence County Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Task Force again this year.
It was thanks to National Grid line crew volunteers, especially Shawn Reed and John Payton, that we first discovered EAB in St. Lawrence County more than one year ago. The same group came through again in 2018, deploying 20 EAB traps throughout St. Lawrence County, and diligently collecting samples every 2 weeks to be sent to the NYSDEC Forest Health Lab.
The EAB Task Force is a non-governmental group of concerned citizens, educators, researchers, municipal leaders, DPW Superintendents, and others whose aim is to help area residents and municipalities prepare as the current EAB infestation intensifies over the next 5-7 years.
At this time, the NYSDEC is still compiling data from the monitoring traps, but there are indications the numbers of EAB are up significantly compared to 2017.
We would still be in the dark, so to speak, about EAB in the North Country if it were not for National Grid. Thanks again!
For more information on EAB, contact your local NYSDEC or Cornell Extension office, or email ph59@cornell.edu.
Paul Hetzler
Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County horticulture and natural resources educator