Officials OK New Wave of Emerald Ash Borer Treatments
Village trustees approved bidding out for treatment of ash trees at $20,000 — in conjunction with work done by village staff — to protect from the invasive Emerald Ash Borer.
Shorewood officials approved contracting out $20,000 to continue its treatment of local ash trees, protecting them from the emerald ash borer beetle. In mid-2009, the village implemented a plan to address the beetle, targeting some of the 1,800 ash trees on public land that are more than eight inches in diameter and treating them with insecticide injections. The invasive beetle bores under the bark of ash trees, disrupting the trees' ability to sustain themselves. Shorewood has a stock of roughly 6,200 trees lining public streets, according to the village's count. The village had to suspend treatment efforts in July 2010, however, after major flooding hit Shorewood. Sewer and road projects further pushed back the program. Thus far, the …
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