CJOB News Team reporting
5/4/2012
Manitoba Conservation says you cannot prune any elm trees until after July 31st. The ban on elm pruning began April 1st in an effort to reduce the likelihood of spreading the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease. Beetles feed on healthy elms and breed under the bark of dead and dying elms and elm firewood. Fresh pruning attracts elm bark beetles to healthy trees making them vulnerable to infection.
|