In the fight against invasives tree killing pests, sometimes you need to think like a bundle of firewood.
In a recent article out of Florida, the message not to move firewood was subtle but present. In several places, the author talked about risk of pests traveling in firewood, as seen here;
The affected states are under quarantine, meaning anyone who moves infested trees, logs or firewood from those states could face fines.
(and later in the article)
One trap was placed at a camping area, a likely spot for errant bugs to leave a pile of firewood brought in an RV.
I do wish the authors would have just come out and said that moving firewood spreads pests. Plain and simple. I feel like articles like these are a great opportunity to cover the issue in straightforward terms, and in this case, the opportunity was missed.
Can't win 'em all! And at least they did mention it as a threat.
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