cover image: Emerald ash borer

Emerald ash borer

2 Jul 2024

Cappaert; Bugwood.org ABOUT Native to China and eastern Asia, the emerald ash borer is an invasive beetle that has caused extensive damage to ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) in North America. [...] Valley, ODA; Bugwood.org ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS Habitat: Emerald ash borer feeds on all species of ash trees in the Fraxinus genus. [...] Kimoto, CFIA Crown dieback IMPACTS Ecological: The emerald ash borer has killed millions of ash trees across Canada and the US. [...] Herms; Bugwood.org CCBY Firewood infested with emerald ash borer INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IPM is a decision-making process that includes identification and inventory of invasive plant populations, assessment of the risks that they pose, development of well-informed control options that may include a number of methods, site treatment, and monitoring. [...] These wasps deposit their eggs within or on the surface of emerald ash borer eggs or larvae, where the wasps’ larvae hatch and feed on the eggs or larvae.
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