Help Fight Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis, “EAB”) is an invasive, wood-boring beetle that has caused the loss of tens of millions of ash trees in North America, just within the past eight years. While it has not been found in New England, it has been found as close as New York and Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts and other New England states do yearly surveys to check for its presence.
The USDA’s Otis Lab on Cape Cod helps develop methods for dealing with plant pests like EAB, Asian longhorned beetle, and winter moth. The lab is about to receive a new parasitic wasp from Russia that is a candidate for use as a biological control against EAB. Working in quarantine, Otis Lab must first determine whether this wasp poses any threats to native species, and is seeking assistance finding dying trees that are infested with native wood-borers. If you are an arborist, forester, tree warden, master gardener, naturalist or other tree expert, and know of any trees in Massachusetts that currently have active infestations of native wood borers, such as the bronze birch borer, two-lined chestnut borer, and others, please contact Bob Childs at UMass Extension ASAP, at rchilds@psis.umass.edu.
August 5th, 2010 saat: 11:43 pm
We certainly have SOME kind of ash borer in Massachusetts. All the ash trees around here are getting it.
August 25th, 2010 saat: 4:59 pm
As of right now, emerald ash borer has not been discovered in Massachusetts. Anyone who sees ash tree damage that could be caused by EAB (small, d-shaped exit holes, serpentine paths bored out of the wood, just under the bark of the tree) should report it at our website or call, toll-free, 1-866-322-4512.