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Category Archives: Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in Iowa
During a survey conducted by the Iowa Emerald Ash Borer Team on May 14th 2010, four Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) larvae were found in an ash tree along the Mississippi River in Allamakee County. This is the first confirmed EAB sighting in the state of Iowa.
Emerald Ash Borer Management Options from Iowa State University Extension [...]
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Emerald Ash Borer in Minnesota (video)
There are 937 million ash trees in Minnesota
Members of the Minnesota DNR are trying to find a way to delay the spread of the emerald ash borer insect.
The invasive species, which was discovered in Minnesota last summer, lays eggs on the bark of ash trees, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The larvae [...]
Emerald Ash Borer – A practical discussion on saving your trees
Published in the Milwaukee Courier, June 12, 2010
By Rob Gorden
Emerald Ash Borer is creeping into our ash trees undetected, destroying them from the inside, and threatens to devastate our urban forests, leaving many neighborhoods without trees. The financial impact to cities will be enormous if these trees come down. This pest, a hitchhiker on packing [...]
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Naperville, IL ash trees can be protected from Emerald Ash Borer
There was a good article in the Naperville, (IL) Sun Times on the treatment of Emerald Ash Borer that provides hope for residents fearful of losing their ash trees.
According to the article, The 15,200 parkway ash trees lining Naperville streets are under threat by the invasive pest, Emerald Ash Borer. EAB larvae bore within the [...]
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Emerald Ash Borer Lifecycle Video
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture created this CGI video to show the lifecycle of the Emerald Ash Borer to educate the public. It was posted on YouTube, May 12, 2010.
What is Emerald Ash Borer?
The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect native to Asia, has killed tens of millions of ash trees in urban and rural [...]
Promise Not to Move Firewood
America’s neighborhoods and forests are under attack by the invasive pest, Emerald Ash Borer! (EAB). Already, EAB has decimated millions of ash trees across the United States. Since it was discovered in Detroit in 2002, it has spread to 13 states and into Canada.
Emerald Ash Borer Kills Ash Trees
EAB larvae dwell and feed under the [...]
Emerald Ash Borer Treatments in Springdale, Ohio
Tim Back is among Ohio arborists selling an alternative, which could save ash trees.
His company, Back Tree Service, injected an Arborjet pesticide into the trunks of more than 250 healthy trees in Springdale in July.
“That whole subdivision is lined with ash,” Back said as the plane piloted by Eric Adams of Flamingo Air flew over green treetops. [...]
Green Bay DNR Searching for Ash Borer
“Once you find this tree that’s infested, you know it’s there so the uncertainty is over,”
said Bill McNee from the Department of Natural Resources. Last week crews in Green Bay started searching for signs of Emerald Ash Borer larvae galleries in the wood of 8 ash trees. Earlier this year, there were also emerald ash [...]
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New Strategies for Emerald Ash Borer Control
Since the discovery of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Wisconsin one year ago, state officials have revised their plan on fighting the invasive pest. Within the state, the first cases of EAB’s emergences were in 2008. Early on, private land owners were forced to cut down healthy ash trees to prevent infestation due to [...]
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Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Campaigns
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that attacks ash trees. This green metallic wood boring beetle was found in Detroit, Michigan in 2002. Emerald Ash Borer was accidentally imported from Asia and has killed tens of millions of ash trees in Michigan, and tens of millions more have been lost [...]