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The Green Menace: The Emerald Ash Borer and Its Spread Through Ohio

The Green Menace: The Emerald Ash Borer and Its Spread Through Ohio. Mike Zimmermann. Background. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) ( Agrilus planipennis ) Invasive from China introduced in Michigan Attacks Healthy Ash Trees All 16 Ash Species Susceptible. Background. Larva live underneath bark

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The Green Menace: The Emerald Ash Borer and Its Spread Through Ohio

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  1. The Green Menace: The Emerald Ash Borer and Its Spread Through Ohio Mike Zimmermann

  2. Background • Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis) • Invasive from China introduced in Michigan • Attacks Healthy Ash Trees • All 16 Ash Species Susceptible

  3. Background • Larva live underneath bark • Kill Ash Trees from top down • 3-5 years • Adults Emerge • infest new trees

  4. Spread • Natural Spread • Adults travel up to 1 mile • Human Spread • Movement of infested firewood • Estimated human movement upwards of 20 miles per year

  5. Emerald Ash Borer Infestation in Ohio Red – Infected Areas Green – Uninfected Areas

  6. Projection of Natural Spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (3 years) Red – Infected Areas Blue – Projected Spread (3 years) Green – Uninfected Areas

  7. Projection of Human Induced Spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (3 years) Red – Infected Areas Purple – Projected Human Spread (3 years) Green – Uninfected Areas

  8. Natural vs. Human Induced Spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (3 years) Red – Infected Areas Blue – Projected Natural Spread (3 years) Purple – Human Induced Spread (3 years) Green – Uninfected Areas

  9. Conservation Efforts • Firewood Bans • Awareness Efforts • Continuous Research on Prevention Tactics

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