Tree Killing Beetle Prompts Statewide Quarantine

The entire state is now under quarantine as the presence of a tree-killing beetle has been discovered in more counties across North Carolina.  The emerald ash borer is a highly destructive pest, and is responsible for the death or decline of tens of millions of ash trees across the country.  The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued an emergency order last week prohibiting ash trees from being moved into non-quarantined areas.  Onslow County horticulture extension agent Lisa Rayburn explains how to identify emerald ash borers and how the pest has spread into areas of eastern North Carolina.