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In the summer of 2008, Fairfax County staff identified several sites infested with emerald ash borer. Immediately after the infestations were discovered, a federal order quarantined Fairfax County for emerald ash borer. Soon after, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services put in place a similar quarantine for Fairfax County and surrounding areas.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Emerald Ash Borer Science Advisory Council has recommended that no eradication action be taken in Fairfax County. This decision was made due to the extent of the infestations and due to the fact that similar eradication attempts in other U.S. states have failed. The County will only remove infested ash trees on County property.
Since the emerald ash borer infests all species of ash and is almost always fatal without costly annual or biannual treatment, the Fairfax County Urban Forest Management Division is discouraging the planting of ash trees in the landscape. Builders will not receive tree canopy credits for planting ash on development sites within the county and residents are encouraged to plant a variety of other native species instead of ash.
For more information please visit: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/environmental/eab_general.htm
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