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MN Ag Dept. Asks Consumers To Check Wooden Planter

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Jan 23, 2008 10:58 am US/Central

MN Ag Dept. Asks Consumers To Check Wooden Planter

ST. PAUL (AP) ― The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is asking consumers to check their wooden planters to see if they might be hiding a tree pest.
  
The planter boxes are made from an ash wood that may be contaminated with the emerald ash borer -- a tree-destroying insect that hasn't been found in Minnesota yet.
  
Officials say the planters were improperly shipped to Minnesota, in violation of a federal quarantine.
  
The boxes are labeled "Nature's Own Planters" by Lawson Products. The planters are about 24-by-8 inches in size, and are made from ash tree slabs with bark attached.
  
The boxes came from a manufacturer in Indiana and apparently were distributed to Lowe's stores in Minnesota.
  
Consumers who may have bought the planters can call the state Ag Department at (651) 201-6343.


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