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Spot the Purple Trap for EAB Awareness Week May 20-26

May 21, 2012 Joelle Hayden, APHIS Public Affairs, Riverdale, MD

This is Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Awareness Week. Before the Memorial Day holiday and summer travel season begin, we take this time to remind everyone to be careful not to spread the EAB unintentionally. EAB is one of many “Hungry Pests” that can cause significant damage to our country’s natural...

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Go Purple and Save an Ash Tree

April 17, 2012 Rebecca Blue, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

The Patuxent Wetlands Park is a lovely setting in Anne Arundel County, Maryland where vibrant tidal wetlands give way to the Patuxent River. It is a place where the community enjoys fishing, boating and nature. It is also the site of one of the 500 purple, prism-shaped traps hanging high in Maryland...

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