Video Feed: Agriculture Officials Urge Public's Help in Fighting Tree-Killing Beetle

Video Feed: Agriculture Officials Urge Public's Help in Fighting Tree-Killing
Beetle

May 17-23 is Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Satellite News Service will provide a digital satellite video
feed between 8 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. (20:00 - 20:15 Eastern) TONIGHT, Tuesday,
May 19, of Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael Pechart and
department staff demonstrating how the public can help prevent the spread of
the devastating Emerald Ash Borer beetle and protect the state's $25 billion
forest products industry.

The feed features updates from Karl Valley, the department's Division Chief of
Plant Protection, on the spread of the tree-destroying Emerald Ash Borer and
upcoming statewide survey efforts.

Pennsylvania Forest Products Association Executive Director Paul Lyskava
discusses the importance of these efforts to the state's forest products
industry.

B-roll shows images of the beetle and the damage it causes to ash trees, in
addition to the purple panel traps that will be set across the state this
summer to detect further infestations.

Governor Edward G. Rendell has proclaimed May 17-23 as Emerald Ash Borer
Awareness Week in Pennsylvania to help draw attention to the devastating,
non-native invasive beetle that has been killing trees in six Pennsylvania
counties during the past two years.

Feed Coordinates are: AMC-5 (KU-Band-DIGITAL) - Transponder K 08 Horizontal -
Channel E (9Mhz); SYM Rate: 6.380 msps; FEC: 5/6; Bit Rate: 9.799346; Downlink
Frequency 11948.50 MHz; Audio 6.2/6.8.

Technical trouble contact: 717-772-4282.

CONTACT: Jean Kummer of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture,
+1-717-787-5085

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- May 19/

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture