Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Firewood Surveys/Invasive Forest Pest Monitoring

June 21, 2024

The Province of Manitoba's Forestry & Peatlands Branch will be doing Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Firewood Surveys/Invasive Forest Pest Monitoring in Brandon.

• Dutch elm disease (DED) surveys and emerald ash borer (EAB) monitoring is underway.
• Provincial inspectors will be driving or walking around both public and private properties to look for DED infected trees and elm firewood with bark attached. Elm firewood spreads DED and is illegal to store.
• Inspectors may be working in the evenings and on weekends
• Inspectors wear high-visibility vests and government issued ID
• The Province's staff may not approach every resident or house before entering onto properties to conduct inspections
• Inspectors will ring doorbells or knock on doors prior to taking branch samples, marking DED infected trees, or marking elm firewood for removal under the Dutch elm disease management program and The Forest Health Protection Act
• Emerald ash borer monitoring traps will be placed in various areas