Detection and Treatment of Emerald Ash Borer

 

If you have ash trees, please pay attention: Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has arrived in SE Wisconsin. Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive wood boring beetle that feeds on the tissues under the bark of ash trees and kills them. The metallic green beetle is native to East Asia and was accidentally imported to the United States within the wood of shipping crates from China.

 

EAB is not a threat to human health but it does threaten our forest and urban tree populations. EAB is 100 percent fatal to our native ash trees of any size, any age, healthy or unhealthy.

 

A tree that has been attacked by EAB can die within 2-4 years. It is estimated that more than 50 million ash trees are dead or dying in the Midwest because of this insect.
 

On its own, the beetle will only fly a few miles. However, it is easily and quickly transported to new areas when people inadvertantly move emerald ash borer larvae inside of infested firewood, ash nursery stock, and other ash items.

La Rosa Landscape Company, Inc. has answers and solutions for you. Contact us at 262.375.8900 to request your free estimate. For more detailed information, please go to: http://www.emeraldashborer.wi.gov.

 

Call us today at 262.375.8900.

 

(EAB image courtesy of ForestryImages.org)