Emerald Ash Borer Treated Wood Safe?

[tla100]

Just seen a post on one of my outdoor/hunting/fishing forums, if it is ok to burn Ash that has been treated for Emerald Ash Borer. I assume it died and he wants to burn the wood. Any ideas? In wood burner I don't see a problem. Would campfire make you worried? I know we cook a lot on outdoor fires while camping, but I can't hardly see where it would be an issue.

Any pros out there? Thanks in advance.

 

[cus_deluxe]

was it injected or treated with a drench around the base of the tree? If injected, I wouldnt cook on it. If a drench was used, most of the chemical is still in the soil, but still wouldnt cook on it anyway. Just used for campfires i wouldnt worry about it at all.

 

[stumpy75]

If injected, I wouldnt cook on it. If a drench was used, most of the chemical is still in the soil, but still wouldnt cook on it anyway. Just used for campfires i wouldnt worry about it at all.

I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn't want to cook on it...

However, there are not that many trees that are being treated. At least not in the middle of a woods!

 

[mainewoods]

"The Minnesota Department of Agriculture did a special review of EAB insecticides in 2011. The review concluded that insecticides commonly used to control EAB are not likely to harm human health or the environment when used according to label directions". Quoted from The University of Illinois Extension website.

 

[cus_deluxe]

Thats a truthitude. Most commonly used insecticides these days are fairly non-toxic to humans. Most of the nasty Organophosphate insecticides have been discontinued, and synthetic pyrethroids and neonicotinoids (yes like nicotine, that most of us choose to ingest on a daily basis) are derived from plants and constitute most of the chemical options for treating EAB.

 

[Whitespider]

Personally, I wouldn't give it a thought... I'd burn it and/or cook over it (shrug)
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[unclemoustache]

"The Minnesota Department of Agriculture did a special review of EAB insecticides in 2011. The review concluded that insecticides commonly used to control EAB are not likely to harm human health or the environment when used according to label directions". Quoted from The University of Illinois Extension website.

So the gub'ment says the gub'ment pesticide is just fine.

Right. I believe it.

 

[blacklocst]

Don't listen to spidy, he probably thinks its OK to use railroad ties to cook over .

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Does anybody know what chemical(s) they are actually injecting? Let's not speculate, inquiring minds want to know.

 

[farmer steve]

Does anybody know what chemical(s) they are actually injecting? Let's not speculate, inquiring minds want to know.

all you need to know and more.
https://www.google.com/webhp?source...ie=UTF-8#q=insecticides+for+emerald+ash+borer

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Here comes the science:

"Most of the products available to homeowners are systemic insecticides containing imidacloprid and are applied as soil drenches around the base of an ash tree. A few granular products are also available. Recent university research suggests that spring applications of imidacloprid may be most effective. "
(http://hort.uwex.edu/articles/homeowner-guide-emerald-ash-borer-insecticide-treatments/)

"Persons who might orally ingest acute amounts would experience emesis, diaphoresis, drowsiness and disorientation. This would need to be intentional since a large amount would need to be ingested to experience a toxic reaction. In dogs the LD50 is 450 mg/kg of body weight. Blood imidacloprid concentrations may be measured to confirm diagnosis in hospitalized patients or to establish the cause of death in postmortem investigations." (Via Wikipedia, cited: R. Baselt, Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man, 8th edition, Biomedical Publications, Foster City, CA, 2008, pp. 764-765.)

If the average human weights 80 kg, that would require ingesting 36 grams (1.2 ounces) of imidacloprid in one sitting. I doubt you would get anywhere near that exposure from burning, even over the course of a season. Let alone the smoke from one hot dog cooking session.

Go ahead and use it already!