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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan <br />City of St. Anthony Village, MN <br />WSB Project No. 022315-000 Page 14 <br /> It can be done every-other year. <br /> It is a restricted-use pesticide so only state licensed pesticide applicators can <br />use it. <br /> The insecticide is injected inside the tree, reducing the chance that children, <br />pets or other wildlife will encounter it while playing in a yard or park. <br /> Since it is inside the tree, it would not runoff in the soil or overland to lakes, <br />creeks, or other water bodies. <br />Many cities use trunk (stem) injected emamectin benzoate to: <br /> Preserve high-value good condition trees on a 20-year plan (10 injections). <br /> Preserve fair condition trees that are providing a unique aesthetic to a street <br />corridor, or park where other trees would be hard to establish. <br /> Stage tree removals in parks or boulevards by keeping primarily good <br />condition ash trees from dying and becoming hazardous while cities move <br />through a structured removal plan. <br /> Encourage property owners and other non-city properties including <br />commercial, high-density housing and school districts to preserve their ash <br />trees and slow down widespread tree mortality, canopy loss, and wood-waste <br />production at least until newly planted trees can establish. <br />8.3 Ash Tree Removal (Best Management Practice #3) <br />It is a best-management practice (BMP) to remove ash trees that are infested with <br />EAB during the next possible non-flight (dormant) time of October-April to eliminate <br />a hazardous tree condition. Fall and winter is also an ideal time of removal to avoid <br />damaging migratory bird nests and bat habitat. However, if the tree is imminently <br />hazardous to the public, it should be removed as soon as possible. <br />