Infested Material Disposal

Buy IT Where You Burn It

Take the following steps to limit the spread of MOB:

  • Moving infested wood artificially spreads pests to other areas. Buy It Where You Burn IT, Don’t Move Firewood. firewood.ca.gov 
  • Cut stumps as low to the ground as practical and cover with soil if possible.
  • Chip infested wood as small as possible (to a diameter of one to three inches).
  • Bury or burn material that is too large to chip. Burying with 8” of soil should be sufficient. Packing improves containment. If burying and burning are not practical, leave material on site and lay out in the sun in a single layer to maximize rapid drying of the wood.

 

Double chipping at Manning Park