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Should gardeners still plant ash trees amid the emerald ash borer crisis?

Ash trees have long appealed to landscapers for their delicate, feathery foliage and their ability to adapt to spaces of many ...
Science Daily

Ash tree variability may offer restoration path post-beetle decimation

The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has ...
Phys.org

Hope for the ash tree: Trees resistant to ash dieback are also resistant to beetles

The invasive fungal disease ash dieback has already affected 90% of ash trees in Central Europe. In addition, an invasive beetle threatens the trees. But there is now good news: trees that are ...
BBC

Protecting native ash trees from pest that can strip them bare

A sticky trap on an ash tree in the Belvoir Park area of Belfast Traps have been laid as part of a research project to protect native ash trees from an invasive species of insect that can strip a tree ...
Phys.org

Ash dieback triggers hidden surge in carbon emissions from woodland soils, research shows

Ash dieback and other tree diseases are resulting in significantly more greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought because a large amount of carbon is escaping from woodland soils, a study has ...
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Invasive beetle species spreading toward Austin as officials warn of deadly threat to ash trees

Officials in Austin are warning residents about the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that can kill ash trees and turn them into safety hazards. The emerald ash borer, a metallic green beetle from ...
New Scientist

Ash trees are rapidly evolving some resistance to ash dieback disease

Ash trees in the UK are rapidly evolving resistance in response to ash dieback disease, DNA sequencing of hundreds of trees has shown. The finding is good news, says Richard Buggs at the Royal Botanic ...
Newsweek

Ash Bore Beetle Destroys 67,000 Trees Costing Taxpayer $36 Million

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. After 15 years of relentless work to combat the spread of the Emerald ...
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How to Tell If Emerald Ash Borers Are Killing Your Trees Before It’s Too Late

Like many trees, ash trees undergo leaf shedding each fall and winter. Unlike other trees, ash trees are specifically targeted by a pest: the emerald ash borer. These creatures are emerald ash borers, ...
inforum

For treated trees, emerald ash borer isn't a death sentence

ST. CLOUD — Shawn Sweeney likes to think of himself as a "tree doctor," and he cares for all his little (or not so little) "tree children." It's an informal way of describing his latest passion.
WSAW

DNR reminds hunters to avoid ash trees when placing stands

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR reminds hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees as they start scouting properties ahead of the coming deer hunting season. Most ash trees in ...