Insects Index
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Anoplophora glabripennis
Elm Zigzag Sawfly
Aproceros leucopoda
Emerald Ash Borer
Agrilus planipennis
Fall Cankerworm
Alsophila pometaria
Forest Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Adelges tsugae
Ips Bark Beetles
Ips spp.
Sirex Woodwasp
Sirex noctilio
Southern Pine Beetle
Dendroctonus frontalis
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
Leah Bauer, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Emerald Ash Borer

Agrilus planipennis
The emerald ash borer (EAB) was discovered in North America 2002, and since then has caused widespread devastation and destruction through eastern North America. This pest has recently invaded the southeastern U.S., and is now present in most southern states. All ash tree species are susceptible, and there is no management method once EAB has attacked a tree other than tree removal. EAB adults feed on leaves in the canopy, and larvae feed in the phloem, girdling and killing the tree. Adults make D-shaped holes as they exit the trunk. EAB infested trees often show thinning or yellowing crowns, sprouts growing from the lower trunk and roots, and woodpecker damage (as the birds go after larvae). Several chemical methods are available as preventative measures, especially for high-value trees. Biological control options are being evaluated, but the most effective management strategy appears to be limiting the human-induced movement of larvae, which can be transported in logs after dead ash trees are turned into firewood.
 
http://southernforesthealth.net/insects/emerald-ash-borer

Emerald ash borer: Where do we stand?

North Carolina State University, 2021

Manage emerald ash borer, or manage the forest

USDA Forest Service, Michigan State University, Purdue University, Ohio State University, 2015

Emerald Ash Borer

The Nature Conservancy and Southern Regional Extension Forestry, 2016

Emerald Ash Borer

NRC Canada, 2012

emeraldashborer.info

http://www.emeraldashborer.info/#sthash.fjHgqBX5.dpbs

Ranger Nick: How Researchers are Fighting the Emerald Ash Borer

University of Georgia and Southern Regional Extension Forestry, 2016

Untamed Science: The Emerald Ash Borer

Untamed Science, October, 2018
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