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Emerald Ash Borer University (EABU) - Upcoming Spring Sessions
Emerald Ash Borer Update for the New Year
Kicking off the new year with an update on a not so new invasive species, the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) (EAB).
EAB was first detected in summer of 2002 in Michigan, near Detroit, and in winter of 2003 in Ohio, outside of Toledo. It has since spread through the buckeye state and has made its home in 36 states. As indicated on the map, some states have felt the wrath of EAB from north to south and east to west, while some have what we would call 'isolated infestations' - at least for now.
While the EAB map that is updated on a...
Updated Emerald Ash Borer Map Distributed by USDA APHIS
Putting Ash Wood to Good Use - Lessons from the Urban Wood Network
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
Learn More About Ash Hazards
Updated EAB Detection Map
Each month, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) updates and distributes an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) Detection Map. While EAB is "old news" to many in the buckeye state, it is interesting to continue to watch the progression of this invasive species in North America. In February 2003, EAB was confirmed for the first time in Ohio in Lucas County in NW Ohio, approximately seven months after the initial detection and identification in Michigan the summer before. Fast forward 14+ years later...
Emerald Ash Borer University - Spring 2017
Are you looking to get your emerald ash borer (EAB) updates? Pesticides? Parasitoids? Why not learn more about EAB and other invasives from the comfortable of your own office or home? Tomorrow, February 21 is the official kick-off to the "2017 spring semester."
On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 11:00 am EST, Dr. Cliff Sadof with Purdue University will be providing an update on Chemical Control of EAB: What Works, What Doesn't Work, and Why. This session is the first of a series of presentations that include information on hemlock woolly...