Emeraldashborer (EAB) is a non-native invasive insect that attacks and kills all North American species of ash trees (Fraxinus species). EAB has killed tens of millions of ash trees in... Emeraldashborer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, is an invasive wood-boring beetle first detected in the U.S. near Detroit, Michigan in 2002. Since that time, EAB has killed millions of ash trees. The EmeraldAshBorer (EAB) was first discovered in Windsor, Ontario, in 2002. Since then, many other municipalities have had positive EAB identification. The spread of EAB in Southern... An EmeraldAshBorer Integrated Pest Management program is in effect. Since 2011, the City of Toronto has been treating select, City-owned ash trees with TreeAzin Systemic... Emeraldashborer (EAB) is an invasive wood-boring insect that was introduced into North America from China and eastern Asia. EAB attacks and kills healthy and stressed ash trees. If you have an ash tree on private property you think is still alive it may be a candidate for treatment. The rule of thumb is having a leafy canopy that is 60-70% present. Ashborer green bug I study invasive forest insects and work with the USDA to develop easier ways of raising emeraldashborers and other invasive insects in research laboratories. What is EmeraldAshBorer? The scientific name of this strange insect is Agrilus Planipennis, and it originates from northeast Asia. It was first discovered in the 1860’s in China but has only... The emeraldashborer has since spread to 31 counties statewide, with five new Texas counties confirmed in 2024 and an additional five this year. Once the emeraldashborer finds it way to Saint John, ash trees, both in the rural and urban environments, will be lost due this invasive species.
