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In June, 2002, the emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) was identified as the causal agent in ash tree decline and mortality in the Detroit metropolitan area. For several years before this identification, homeowners and arborists in southeast Michigan attributed the loss of their ash trees to “ash yellows”. The trees exhibited a top-down crown dieback, dense sprouting from trunks (epicormic shoots), and other signs of tree stress typical of ash yellows. The infested ash trees displayed dying crowns in the second year of infestation and most died from EAB within five years.
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News and Information
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF; 36 Kb)
- Video - Purple Trap Instructional Video (windows media video). For a free copy of the DVD, please call 1-866-322-4512
- On-Line Resources
Maps
- Quarantine Map (PDF; 2.70 Mb)
Plans
- Emerald Ash Borer Biological Control Program 5-Year Plan (PDF; 31 Kb)
- National Wood Borer Bark Beetle National Survey Field Manual (PDF; 4.4 Mb)
- 2009 Emerald Ash Borer Survey Guidelines (PDF; 790 Kb)
- 2009 Survey Data Spreadsheet (XLS; 34 Kb)
- Trapping Protocols (PDF; 599 Kb)
- Trapping Materials List (PDF; 8 Kb)
- Draft Emerald Ash Borer New Pest Response Guidelines (PDF; 2.85 Mb)
Comments and questions may be submitted to:
Paul Chaloux, Acting National Program Coordinator
Emerald Ash Borer Program
4700 River Road Unit 137
Riverdale, MD 20737
Or by email to: Paul.Chaloux@aphis.usda.gov
Regulation
- Regulatory Information
Lawson Recall
Compliance Agreements
- Federal Regulations and Quarantine Notices
Response
Contact:
Paul Chaloux, Acting National Program Coordinator
Telephone: (301)734-0917
E-mail: Paul.Chaloux@aphis.usda.gov