Saskatchewan moves to nip invasive insect threat to ash trees in bud

REGINA — Saskatchewan is taking steps to try to halt the spread of an insect pest that poses a major threat to ash trees in Manitoba.
The emerald ash borer — originally from China — was detected in Winnipeg last year but hasn’t gone any farther.
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment says in a release that it’s now listed the beetle as a designated insect pest because of the danger it presents to provincial forests.
The department says it will take necessary contr