Abstract
Emerald ash borer (EAB) (
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) is an exotic forest pest of ash that is native to Asia. Since its discovery in North America in 2002, it has been found in 13 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces and has killed more than 50 million trees in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana alone. The presence of EAB in Houghton County, MI, was confirmed in August of 2008. This was the northernmost find of EAB in North America at that time and more than 250 miles from the closest known population.
Parent Publication
Citation
Hyslop, Michael D.; Storer, Andrew J. 2011. Assessment of an apparently isolated population of emerald ash borer in upper Michigan. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 94.
