News tagged with emerald ash

An economic analysis of Emerald Ash Borer management options

A new study in the Journal of Economic Entomology examines several options for managing the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that is destroying US ash trees.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Local government, homeowners paying price for non-native forest insects

Non-native, wood-boring insects such as the emerald ash borer and the Asian longhorned beetle are costing an estimated $1.7 billion in local government expenditures and approximately $830 million in lost residential ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sustainability of Pennsylvania forests challenged

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report on the sustainability of forests in the United States indicates that Pennsylvania forests have declined slightly in the last decade and face a number of threats, according to ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Invasive bugs cause tremendous damage in Maryland

Two invasive insects from Asia are poised to cause millions of dollars in destruction in Maryland and throughout the United States. Although no definitive methods exist to stop them just yet, University of ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research aimed at slowing spread of forest pests in wood packaging

As invasive forest pests such as emerald ash borer and Asian long-horned beetle decimate forests they never should have seen, scientists are investigating ways to slow the introduction of new insects that may be just as devastating.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cornell leads fight against invasive emerald ash borer

Cornell University is leading efforts to manage outbreak populations of the emerald ash borer (EAB), a beetle that has the potential to devastate ash trees in the Northeast. The new invasive species is already ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As ash borer claims more trees, researcher works for species survival

Mark Widrlechner may someday be known as the modern-day Johnny Appleseed for ash trees. As the devastating insect emerald ash borer is working its way across North America destroying almost all the native ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ice storm tree damage offers chance to detect emerald ash borer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wood debris from January ice storms in Southern Indiana and Kentucky provides an opportunity for emerald ash borer detection, said one Purdue University expert.

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0