Ash Tree Apocalypse: The Beetle Killing our Urban Forests

A small beetle is responsible for the death and decline of billions of ash trees in North America, and the race is on to stop ...
The Crescent-News

How to identify ash trees and protect them from foreign borer

Associated Press How do I know if I have ash trees on my property?There are four species of ash native to the eastern United States white, green, black and blue. Branches and leaves always grow in ...
Duluth News Tribune

As emerald ash borers decimate trees, new forest planted to replace them

Along the St. Louis River, more than 60,000 trees will be planted to replace dead ash trees and protect the estuary. With dead ash trees all around, Nathan Wagner, of Janesville, Wis., a member of ...
Yahoo

How to protect Portland’s trees from invasive emerald ash borer

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The dreaded emerald ash borer has made its way into Portland, and it poses a threat to every ash tree in the city. The invasive beetle from East Asia has already had a ...
The Register-Guard

Invader or harmless bug? The difference between emerald ash borer and native lookalikes

Lea Nash was talking to her neighbor about Oregon's newest pest when one flew into her neck — or so she thought. Standing near their Eugene homes close to River Road, the bug bounced off her neck and ...
VTDigger

As Vermont loses its ash trees, towns race to stop the beetle that’s the culprit

Arborist Greg Ranallo and one of the ash trees he has recently treated against the emerald ash borer in Shelburne on Friday, July 19. Ranallo favors treating the trees to curb the spread of the ...
upnorthlive

Call to action: Scientists asking for help to save the ash trees

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- For two decades, an invasive species has attacked ash trees in Michigan and now the tree population hangs in the balance. Scientists are asking for help in the battle ...
Oregonian

‘Profoundly devastating’: Invasive emerald ash borer threatens Oregon trees

Jennifer Killian knew the inevitable was coming. She just didn’t know how soon. As an urban forester for the city of Corvallis, her biggest fear was that the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle, ...
Portland Press Herald

Facing the devastation of its ash trees, Portland aims to diversify tree species

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inforum

Insect that kills ash trees found in Moorhead for the first time

MOORHEAD — The emerald ash borer has reached Moorhead. This wood boring insect, native to Asia, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees throughout 36 states since it was first discovered in the U ...
Science Friday

How These Russian Wasps Could Help Save Ash Trees

Research entomologist Jian Duan cuts away bark from ash trees in search of emerald ash borers, an invasive species that has been killing off the trees. They’re looking particularly for those affected ...