The Emerald Ash Borer

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The Emerald Ash Borer

• The Killer of Ohios ash trees. It is a pain in
  the ash!

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The Larva and the Adult
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It came from Asia

• What could a 1/2 inch beetle do to a tree?
• Since it was first discovered in Michigan in 2002
  it has killed over 10 million ash trees.
• So far the beetle has been found in only 18
  counties of Ohio.

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It only kills Ash trees.

• This is an ash leaf.
• Ash wood is used for tool handles (hammers,
  rakes), ladders, and baseball bats.
• Ohio has an estimated 3.8 billion Ash trees or
  about 12 of our forests.

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It is not the Adult that causes the harm

• The tunnels caused by the feeding larva eat the
  tissues that transport the water and nutrients
  within the tree.
• No nutrient flow means the tree will die.

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The death of a tree.

• This ash tree is dying. The safest and only
  way to prevent other nearby ash trees from dying
  is to cut the tree down, chip it up, and burn the
  chips.
• Ash trees are common in peoples yards.

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Prevention

• There is only one control method. Kill the
  infested tree.
• After the infested tree is removed and burned all
  Ash trees within ¼ mile are cut and burned as
  well.
• Homeowners DO NOT have a choice. If your
  neighbor has this insect your trees will be cut
  down.

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Pictures

• ADULT

• This is a scar on the tree where the adult bored
  into the tree.

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What has been done.

• So far 14,000 square miles are quarantined (no
  wood in or out) causing financial problems to the
  timber industry.
• 2,500,000 have been cut and burned in Ohio.
• Ohio has received 4 million to help stop this
  pest.