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Preventing Pest Spread: Understanding Wood Movement and Risks

Discover how human activities, such as transporting firewood and wood products, can inadvertently spread pests. This guide explores the pathways of natural distribution versus human-assisted movement. Learn about the importance of inspecting firewood, recognizing pest signs, and adhering to regulations to mitigate risks. With insights from experts Kathy Kromroy and Angela Gupta, you'll find actionable steps to protect your environment from harmful pests. Join us in raising awareness and promoting responsible wood transportation practices!

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Preventing Pest Spread: Understanding Wood Movement and Risks

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  1. Pest Pathways Transporting Trouble Firewood, Nursery Stock, Hobbyist Wood, Recreational Materials and More

  2. Pathways • Natural distribution • Human assisted movement Take a moment to think of some ways in which we, humans, can move pests.

  3. Firewood Photos from the MDA

  4. Specialty Wood for Cooking Photos from the MDA

  5. Specialty Wood for Cooking

  6. Woodworking Stock and Veneer Logs http://www.woodweb.com/cgibin/forums/vawp.pl?read=531138 Walnut for crafting http://www.walnutgrovegunstocks.com/slabs/walnut-slabs-060112/ http://urbanlumbercompany.com/wood/lnes-item-4/

  7. Woodworking Stock and Veneer Logs

  8. Logs for Log Home Building Mountain pine beetled killed bunk beds made, sold & bought in MN. Photo from MDA Photo from A. Gupta

  9. Nursery Stock

  10. Household & Recreational items GM egg masses on home GM egg masses in mailbox GM egg masses on picnic table Photos by the MDA

  11. Seed movement Photo from Play Clean Go Photo from Flickr by Urtica

  12. What Can YOU Do? Know the risk; know the rules & Spread the word! THINK!! Limit movement of materials Self inspection or request proof of inspection Know how to ID suspect firewood Know how to ID target pests

  13. Questions… Kathy Kromroy, Research Scientist, MDA & Angela Gupta, UMN Extension Forester

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