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Link for online map: www.mda.state.mn.us/eabstatus SURVEY See the USDA Report for EAB trapping results from 2017. The MDA will be assisting cities with delimit surveys to determine extent of EABinfestations in newly discovered areas over the winter. Please report any suspicious trees using the GLEDN (Great Lakes Early Detection Network) smartphone/tablet app or e-mail photos to arrest.the.pest@state.mn.us. Biosurveillance, Final Results for 2017 Field Season Biosurveillance was conducted at 32 biosurveillance sites in 23 different cities: Afton, Bloomington, o Brooklyn Center, Eden Prairie, Frontenac, Garrison, Lake St. Croix Beach, Lakeland, Marine on St. Croix, Minnetonka, Nisswa, Oakdale, Red Wing, Rochester, Rockville, Scandia, Shoreview, St. Paul, Taylors Falls, Waite Park, Wayzata, West St. Paul, White Bear Lake, Wyoming. 288 buprestid beetles were captured in the summer of 2017 (183 last year). Four EAB were captured at o sites in Rochester, Shoreview, and St. Paul. 58 volunteers were involved in the 2017 summer field season. o 460 hours spent on Cerceris fumipennis scouting and biosurveillance. o 222 hours completed by 6 Super Volunteers 197 new sites searched in 84 communities located within 22 counties. o 30 new Cerceris fumipennis nesting sites were identified. o Currently, there are a total of 86 Cerceris fumipennis nesting sites that have been identified in o Minnesota. REGULATORY NOTICE: No Regulated Articles are legally allowed to move outside of a quarantine (untreated or treated), unless they are accompanied by a certificate or limited permit. Certificates and limited permits are only available when a compliance agreement is signed between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the firm interested in moving the regulated article. Martin County Update: A formal quarantine has been established for Martin County as th of November 1, 2017. The public comment period was open through October 10. One comment was received and responded to. The public meeting was very well attended with more than 60 people in attendance. Attendees ranged from homeowners to tree care professionals with county staff and DNR also present. Katy also attended the Martin County Board of Commissioner’s meeting and answered questions about the quarantine. Katy and Jennifer Burington in conjunction with Martin County Planning and Zoning Department hosted informational meetings for the industry, county and city staff, soil and water departments, park departments, and master gardeners from Martin County and the surrounding counties. There were over 50 people in attendance between the two meetings. MDA now has seven (7) certified firewood producers. TSL Firewood out of Milaca successfully me the treatment nine (9) certified firewood producers in the state. Six (6) cooperative USDA/MDA compliance agreements were issued. Ten (10) intrastate (MDA) compliance agreements were issued. One was a new compliance agreement for a sawmill in Martin County. Three (3) inspections were conducted. No violations were reported. Twenty-seven (27) firewood surveys were received. The information collected from the firewood surveys is entered into a spreadsheet and that information is shared with the Department of Commerce if there is a potential labeling violation.