When I drive from Boston to NYC I enter Connecticut on I-84. As soon as you enter the state there’s a big sign that says that bringing firewood into the state is forbidden because of some bug. Can’t recall the name of the bug.
We have a problem with southern pine bark beetles. They can kill a pine tree in quick order and spread. Whenever they are found the forest service will destroy the tree and every tree within a certain radius to be sure they got them and their eggs.......
“...a big sign that says that bringing firewood into the state is forbidden because of some bug. Can’t recall the name of the bug.”
My educated guess is the transport of the Emerald Ash Borer, which has decimated the Ash tree population.
https://www.dontmovefirewood.org/pest_pathogen/emerald-ash-borer-html/
We had one remaining Ash tree in our house yard and the EAB got to it. We cut it down, but we can’t seem to kill the thing - it keeps re-sprouting! It’s the only Ash on our property, so we’re considering just letting it do it’s thing as the EAB has obviously moved on.
I’m going with Emerald Ash borer. Had them all over Ohio when we lived there, and when we moved to Indiana, found that they were spreading here. We’ve lost several beautiful ash trees to the borer.