Purdue University

Should Ash Trees Still be Protected From Emerald Ash Borer?

Purdue Landscape Report: The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, is still one of the most damaging insect pests ever to invade North American forests. Unlike most native boring insects, this ...
Purdue University

Revisiting Ash Tree Protection, Purdue Landscape Report

Purdue Landscape Report: Recently, there has been an uptick in questions related to one of Indiana’s most notorious invasive pests: the emerald ash borer. Homeowners, businesses, even professionals ...
VTDigger

As Vermont loses its ash trees, towns race to stop the beetle that’s the culprit

Arborist Greg Ranallo and one of the ash trees he has recently treated against the emerald ash borer in Shelburne on Friday, July 19. Ranallo favors treating the trees to curb the spread of the ...
The Providence Journal

Emerald ash borers are coming for RI's ash trees. Can they be stopped?

Ash trees are dead or dying because of the little iridescent green beetle The emerald ash borer's small size – no bigger than a cooked grain of rice – belies its destructive power. The beetle’s ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Arlo Mudgett | The View from Faraway Farm: The last ash tree

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The previous owner of my hillside home planted a row of ash trees sometime in the last 40 years or so. The trees were well-spaced and looked uniform ...
OPB

State crews remove trees in Washington County to slow spread of emerald ash borer

James E. Zablotny/USDA APHIS This week, crews removed dozens of infested ash trees in Forest Grove as part of a state plan to slow the spread of the destructive pest. This month, state agencies ...