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Emerald ash borer primarily infest and can cause significant damage to ash species including green ash (F. pennsylvanica), black ash , white ash (F. americana), and blue ash (F. quadrangulata) in North America. [24] In Europe, F. excelsior is the main ash species colonized, which is moderately resistant to emerald ash borer infestation.
Federal and state officials said Monday the emerald ash borer, known for killing 99% of Michigan’s ash trees and killing thousands more across the East Coast, has been detected in Yamhill ...
Jul. 23—Plans continue to form in meeting infestation As work continues in meeting the emerald ash borer infestation in Austin, the Austin Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department on Monday set ...
Insect pests, once they reach the adult phase, have the ability to disperse by flight. Emerald ash borer beetles can travel over seven kilometers per day. [6] The Asian long-horned beetle, however, usually stays with the tree it matured on, maintaining localized natural spread. [7]
The insects were found in the United States for the first time in 2002. They were first discovered in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County near Caddo Lake. ... If you suspect you have an emerald ash ...
The government has instituted several different policies related to different pathways the invasive species may be spread. For example, quarantines on a federal and state level exist for firewood across the Eastern United States in an attempt to halt the spread of the emerald ash borer, gypsy moth, oak wilt, and others. Transporting firewood ...
Emerald Ash Borer Since this pest was first identified in the U.S. in 2002, it has been responsible for the destruction of millions of ash trees in 30 states, according to the U.S. Department of ...
Emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), also called EAB, is a wood-boring beetle accidentally introduced to North America from eastern Asia via solid wood packing material in the late 1980s to early 1990s. It has killed tens of millions of trees in 22 states in the United States [20] and adjacent Ontario and Quebec in ...