| Emerald Ash Borer Photos |
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Serpentine-shaped
tunnels on an ash tree created by Emerald Ash Borer on a residential
property near Whitehouse. The tunnels in the cambium, just beneath the
bark, effectively cut off food and water from the tree. |
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Signs of the
Emerald Ash Borer on a tree in Lucas County near Whitehouse include
die-back on the upper third of the tree, D-shaped exit holes in the bark
where adults emerge, vertical splits in the bark, and distinct
serpentine-shaped tunnels beneath the bark in the cambium. |
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When the Emerald Ash Borer emerges from its larvae stage as an
adult, it creates d-shaped exit holes in its host tree's bark. |
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Adults are dark metallic green in color, 1/2 inch
in length and 1/16 inch wide, and are present only from mid May until late July. Larvae are creamy white in color. |
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Tree
cutters work to cut large ash trees to eradicate EAB in
isolated infestations in Columbus, Hicksville, and Rossford. |
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A
tree cutter scales a large ash tree in a wooded residential
area northeast of Columbus to remove the ash trees that
could act as hosts for EAB this spring. |
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Thousands
of trees have been removed to protect billions more ash
trees from becoming infested. The felled trees will be
chipped and burned to destroy the beetle. |
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A
tree chipping machine turns ash trees into sawdust to
effectively eliminate EAB. |
