Dakota Gardener: Emerald ash borer revisited

Dakota Gardener: Emerald ash borer revisited

Dakota Gardener: Emerald ash borer revisited

Emerald ash borer larvae create classic serpentine-shaped galleries or tunnels in ash trees. (NDSU photo)

Emerald ash borer larvae create classic serpentine-shaped galleries or tunnels in ash trees. (NDSU photo)

Do you remember what you had for lunch on Feb. 10, 2023? Surprisingly, I do remember. It was a ham and cheese sub sandwich.

I remember because I got a text message during lunch, from a colleague who had found emerald ash borer (EAB) in Moorhead, Minnesota.

I didn’t finish my lunch that day.

Over the next two months, dozens of people from at least five different government agencies scoured the Fargo-M…