A two-fer on the emerald ash borer front: Sites near each other in Le Grand served as the confirmation of the bug in Marshall and Tama counties.
Strictly speaking, Traer and Dysart are not within the treatment radius from this most recent discovery (see map, which will likely change at the next EAB find), but the southeast half of the state has enough infestations that it’s only a matter of time before the EAB shows up.
Cedar Rapids is taking out ash trees on Edgewood Road after the EAB was found there, reports KCRG.
(Is this from two weeks ago? Yes. Did I post this for the headline? Also yes.)