MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — There is now only one county in Wisconsin free of the emerald ash borer beetle.
WJFW-TV reports that the beetle has been found in Washburn and Taylor Counties. That leaves Burnett County in far northwest Wisconsin as the last place the invasive beetle hasn’t spread.
The Department of Natural Resources ended its statewide quarantine on moving firewood last year. Experts say once the beetle is in an area, it’s only a matter of time before all native elm trees are killed by the pest.