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December 11, 2012

Knox Grounds Staff Credited With Discovery

Filed under: Community, Sciences, Staff — Peter @ 1:42 pm

From: Illinois Department of Agriculture (Springfield, IL)

The Illinois Department of Agriculture credits sharp-eyed grounds staff at Knox College with discovering the first emerald ash borers in Knox County, which has now been added to the emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine. Officials announced that “infestations of the tree-killing beetle were confirmed for the first time in Henry and Knox counties. The pest was discovered in Knox County by alert grounds staff at Knox College in Galesburg…” Read more…