MAINE PUBLIC • December 4, 2023
Fourteen of Maine's 16 counties now have quarantines to try to limit the spread of the emerald ash borer into more ash trees. The expansion of the quarantine includes part of northern Aroostook County and portions of counties in southern Maine. State horticulturist Gary Fish says the destructive pest is likely being spread by people taking infested firewood to their camps. “If you're going to buy firewood, buy it within 10 miles of where you're going. If there's plenty of ash around, emerald ash borer only moves about a mile or two on its own. If there's not a lot of ash around, it has been known to fly as far as 10 miles to get to another ash tree."