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<br />Rice Creek and Elm Creek are receiving parasitoids beyond the typical two-year recommendation of releases to <br />reach the threshold of Spathius Galinae required to establish based on new findings from the USDA APHIS <br />rearing facility that supplies the parasitoids. <br />MDA is planning on continuing releasing parasitoids after the LCCMR research project ends this year. The USDA <br />program would like new release sites selected by December. MDA will begin scouting new sites in the fall. <br />Release Site Characteristics <br />o Parasitoid-release sites are typically in forested areas, woodlots, wooded wetlands, and riparian zones <br />that will not be harvested or developed in at least 5 years. <br />o Sites should be at least 40 acres in size or have a high density of ash and corridors that connect to other <br />wooded areas. <br />o Sites should consist of 25 percent ash or higher with varying size slass. <br />o EAB must be present in the environment to release parasitoids as they need EAB to complete their life <br />parasitoids are established and dispersed. <br />Chris Mallet christopher.mallet@state.mn.us 651-201-6249 <br /> <br /> <br />