VA: COMMISSIONER OF AG EXPANDS EMERALD ASH BORER QUARANTINE IN VIRGINIA

News Date July 13, 2010

Matthew J. Lohr, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), signed orders on July 7, 2010 that expanded the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) quarantine to include Clarke and Frederick Counties and the City of Winchester. This action was taken because of the detection of EAB in or near these localities. These localities now join a quarantine area that includes Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. To continue reading, click here. (Contact: Elaine Lidholm, 804.786.7686)