WHEN DEALING WITH AN EMERALD ASH BORER INFESTATION, GIVE UTAH TREE DOCTOR A CALL
What Is The Cause Of My Tree's Illness?
An emerald green beetle from Asia that loves to feed on Ash trees. Female beetles lay eggs in bark, where the larvae feed until they become adults.
Dangers Of Emerald Ash Borer Infestation
If you have an ash trees on your property, you should be aware of this serious pest. During the relatively short time that the emerald ash borer has been in North America, it is believed to have killed millions of trees in the United States and Canada, with billions more across North America at risk of infestation and death. Emerald ash borer larvae live inside a tree and eat through the active phloem and xylem of the ash tree. This causes general yellowing and thinning of the foliage followed by canopy dieback and the eventual death of the tree in one to three years.
How A Basic Diagnoses Is Made
Emerald ash borer larvae bore through the bark and into the cambial region of the tree, making S-shaped feeding channels that become progressively wider as the larva grows. These channels weave back and forth across the wood grain. In time, due to the larvae feeding, the top one-third of tree’s canopy dies back and will progress until the tree is bare. Another distinct sign of ash borer infection is the presence of the distinctive D-shaped exit holes left by adult beetles in the outer bark of branches and the trunk.
What Are the Options for Treating My Ash Trees?
Emerald ash borers are not native to North America, so ash trees have little natural resistance to this pest. Fortunately, there are a variety of insecticide treatment options available and research has shown that treatments can be effective.
PESTS, PROBLEMS AND THEIR TREATMENTS
Ash Borer
Aspen Gall
Aspen Black Leaf Spot
Birch Leafminer
Birch Stink Bugs
Black Locust Borer
Black Turpentine Beetle/Pitch Moth
Boxelder Webworms
Bronze Birch Borer
Chlorosis
Codling Moth
Coryneum Blight
Conifer Bark Beetle Ground
Elm Leaf Beetle
Fall Poplar Borer
Fall Willow Borer
Fire Blight
Greater Peach Tree Borer
Gummosis
Honey Locust Borer
Lesser Peach Tree Borer
Oak Bullet Gall
Oak Lace Bugs
Oak Leaf Blister
Oak Webworms
Pine Tip Weevil
Powdery Mildew
Sawfly
Scale
Slime Flux
Spider Mites
Spring Poplar Borer
Spring Willow Borer
Spruce Cooley Gall Adelgid
Strawberry Root Weevil
Sycamore Anthracnose
Fruitworm
