Posted on 12/23/2004 12:18:41 PM PST by neverdem
I do believe it is against the law to transport diseased firewood in California...
I agree.
I own a 20ac nursery & garden center in southcentral Pennsylvania, and have been tracking it here for over 2 years with the Penna Dept of Ag, EPA and DER. Mostly confined to western PA, it is beginning to work its way east. Particularly aiding it are the last two wet years we've gone through in this region. The Plum Pox virus is another we're tracking.
More than 70% of my retail nursery stock - the rare, unusual and hard-to-find Jap maples and conifers - come from Oregon, and spring shipments will be impacted.
That said, there is nothing they can do to stop it now; the toothpaste is out of the tube.
There are several bio-terrorism/economic impact theories floating around Harrisburg, these days.
Does this fungi have any natural enemies?
Other fungi?
Nematodes?
What controls P ramorum in its natural range?
That's the one thing the tree huggers won't do. When pine beetles were ravaging conifers, Algore's minions sued to prevent logging in affected areas. The result was record wildfires. They'd never agree to use cutting to isolate the diseased trees.
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