GEORGETOWN, Ind. (AP) - Indiana officials say the emerald ash borer has been found just 14 miles from the Ohio River, the first confirmation that the tree-killing beetle has spread in the state south of Indianapolis.

The state Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday the beetle was found in a trap near the Floyd County community of Georgetown. The DNR says crews will survey the area to determine the extent of the infestation.

The ash borer has been found in 19 Indiana counties, mostly in the northeastern part of the state.

The DNR has imposed a quarantine, prohibiting the transportation of wood from ash trees from infected areas.

Large infestations of the green insect have killed millions of ash trees in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana since the borer was first found in the United States in 2002.

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