The Emerald Ash Borer belongs to a group of insects known as metallic wood-boring beetles.  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.

The borer is known to affect white, black, and green ash trees and some varieties of horticultural ash.  [ID Your Ash Tree.]  Emerald Ash Borer infestations are fatal in most cases.

It has been found in ash trees in the following Ohio counties:  Lucas, Defiance, Paulding, Wood, and Franklin.

The Emerald Ash Borer has been known to exist in North America (Michigan and Ontario) for about the last five years, where it has killed millions of ash trees.

What is the State of Ohio Doing to Help? 

State regulations are in place to control and prevent the spread of a number of invasive species and plant diseases to protect the health of Ohio's plants and prevent massive economic losses to the nursery, timber and tourism industries and the communities they serve.

Report Signs of Emerald Ash Borer

Use this checklist to determine if you have EAB before you contact ODA by e-mail or at (888) OHIO-EAB.