Missouri Ash Borer

All right so for those of you who were not aware, the emerald ash borer was discovered at Lake Wappapello last year.  The ash borer is a pesky bug that  kills ash trees.  It seemed almost inevitable that the bug would spread across Missouri spreading from Lake Wappapello but that has not really happened.  So far it has really stayed contained to Wayne County where it was found in 2008.  This is good news because the bug is very devastating to ash trees and would leave a path of dead/dieing ash trees in its wake if it migrated across Missouri.  As time goes by the Missouri Department of conservation feels that the bug will almost certainly travel across Missouri but as of now the majority of the state has remained spared from the pesky bug, leaving only Lake Wappapello and the Wayne County area to deal with the critter.