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The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), also known by the acronym EAB, is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern Asia that feeds on ash species (Fraxinus spp.).
The small metallic-green beetle, native to eastern Asia, was first found in Oregon in Forest Grove in June 2022. ... Suspected emerald ash borer infestations can be reported over the phone at 1 ...
In collecting buprestid prey, C. fumipennis has also been recorded collecting emerald ash borer (EAB; Agrilus planipennis), a pest insect known for killing North American species of ash trees. EAB has proven difficult to detect using traditional methods of ground/visual surveys and sticky traps, both of which are costly, labour-intensive and at ...
The invasive beetle that kills ash trees has traveled to new areas in Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed last week that the emerald ash borer is now in five counties in North and Central Texas.
Agrilus is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species (about 3000) of any single genus in the animal kingdom. [3] Species of the genus have a cosmopolitan distribution on all continents except Antarctica, [4] and feed on a wide variety of flowering plant hosts. [5]
Minneapolis and Hennepin County residents should soon have access to $18 million in federal funding to help low-income homeowners remove and replace trees infested with the emerald ash borer. The ...
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. [1]
The emerald ash borer was confirmed in several areas of Albert Lea earlier this year, said City Manager Ian Rigg. With 12,000 ash trees in the city, the insect will have a significant impact on ...