Monday, August 19, 2013

Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) Found in DeKalb and Fulton Counties

EAB Adult: Photo by David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Found in DeKalb and Fulton Counties
EAB Adult: Photo by Marianne Prue, Ohio Department of
Natural Resources - Division of Forestry, Bugwood.org
The invasive forest insect emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, (Order Coleoptera: Family: Buprestidae) has been found in DeKalb and Fulton counties. The attached announcement from The Georgia Forestry Commission provides an overview of the situation in Georgia. The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia, is a member of the Georgia Invasive Species Task Force and has been involved in the development of the announcement and will be providing educational information and educational programming as needed and appropriate.

EAB is a serious tree pest that has caused havoc and has killed multiple millions of ash trees across a wide swath of the upper U.S. mid-West and Canada. EAB kills trees in both rural and urban forests. EAB is a Federally Regulated Pest and thus, there are several actions related to transport of wood products and materials containing wood that are regulated by Federal and State-laws that may be of more significance to Georgia than the potential loss of ash trees.

News Release from Georgia Forestry Commission:

EAB larvae
Photo by James W. Smith,
USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
Adult's exit hole from tree
Photo by David Cappaert,
Michigan State University, Bugwood.org

 Additional Information on EAB:
How You Can Help Slow the Spread of EAB and Other Tree Pests:
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