Insect that kills ash trees found in Moorhead for the first time
MOORHEAD — The emerald ash borer has reached Moorhead. This wood boring insect, native to Asia, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees throug...
MOORHEAD — The emerald ash borer has reached Moorhead. This wood boring insect, native to Asia, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees throughout 36 states since it was first discovered in the U.S. in 2002. An insect larva found by a Moorhead city forester was submitted for testing, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture confirmed that it was an ash borer. It's the first such confirmation in Moorhead or Clay County, state officials said Thursday, March 2. There are now 39 Minnesota counties, including Clay, where emerald ash borers have been found.