Educational Information
Presentations from the Out of the Ashes — What We Know About EAB Workshop
This workshop was held on September 24-25, 2008 at the Hope Hotel, located at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, in Dayton, OH.
- State of the Nation — Where Has Emerald Ash Borer Been Identified?
(3,125 KB, PDF) - Developing an EAB Management Strategies for Properties and Cities (746 KB, PDF)
- What is an EAB's Favorite Meal and Why is it Important? (3,673 KB, PPS)
- Emerald Ash Borer Detection Efforts: From the Girdled Trees to Purple Traps (9,061 KB, PPS)
- Regulatory Overview (1,250 KB, PDF)
- How fast do ash trees die? How can the prediction model be a tool for you? (764 KB, PDF)
- Insecticide Options for EAB (848 KB, PDF)
- Emerald Ash Borer: Host Plant Resistance Research (657 KB, PDF)
- Emerald Ash Borer: Its Lifecycle and Biology (1,457 KB, PDF)
- Being Prepared for EAB - What We Did, What We've Learned (785 KB, PDF)
Biosurveillance
- Cerceris fumipennis? (PDF, 2MB)
2009 - A Biosurveillance Tool for Emerald Ash Borer. Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Compilation of Emerald Ash Borer Resources
- What You Need To Know
2006 - A CD ROM of EAB resource materials from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and the USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS. Also has contact information for resources.
Educational Resources for K-12
- EAB Educational Packet
This information is useful to K-12 educators who wish to incorporate information on EAB as an invasive species in their curriculum.
Identification — EAB and Ash Trees
- Ash Tree Identification Bulletin (PDF, 5.01MB)
2005 - Kimberly Rebek and Mary Wilson - criteria to properly identify ash trees - Signs and Symptoms of the Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 5.14MB)
Updated December 2005 - Photos showing signs of emerald ash borer. Pros and cons of insecticide treatment options. - Native Borers and Emerald Ash Borer Look-alikes (PDF, 6.27MB)
February 2005 - Photos of insects that look like emerald ash borer - Don't be Fooled by Emerald Ash Borer Look-Alikes! (PDF, 0.66MB)
Distinguish between these beetles that could be confused with emerald ash borer - Emerald Ash Borer Poster (PDF, 0.93MB)
Poster showing the life cycle of eab, healthy and damaged ash trees, s-shaped galleries, etc. - What is NOT emerald ash borer
Photos of insects that are not emerald ash borer - USDA Pest Alert newsletter (PDF, 296KB)
Revised September 2008
Deborah G. McCullough, Steven A. Katovich - a one page newsletter on how to identify eab, the biology of eab, symptoms of eab, etc. - EAB screening aid for scientists and insect lovers (PDF, 0.30MB)
Different Agrilus species. - Emerald Ash Borer power point presentation | (Spanish version)
Kyle Meister - Power point presentation with basic information on emerald ash borer
Detection of Emerald Ash Borer
- Debarking Trap Trees for Emerald Ash Borer
Video from an EAB trap tree workshop held in Maumee, OH (2006)
- Doing It Right | 13:35
View | Download (42,828 KB, WMF) - Why We Do It | 11:07
View | Download (35,172 KB, WMF) - Other Ash Insects and Issues | 23:02
View | Download (73,196 KB, WMF) - Hands-on Peeling | 24:47
View | Download (78,827 KB, WMF) - Tree Girdling Demonstration | 05:43
View | Download (17,418 KB, WMF)
- Doing It Right | 13:35
- Using Girdled Trap Trees Effectively For EAB Detection, Delimination & Survey (PDF, 407KB)
July 2007 - Dr. Deborah G. McCullough and Dr. Nathan W. Siegert
Control of Emerald Ash Borer
- Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 373KB)
June 2009
The most current, up-to-date information and research on if, when, and how to treat ash trees is available in this bulletin. - Professional Guide to Emerald Ash Borer Treatments (PDF, 0.02MB)
June 2005
A list of products that will protect trees from emerald ash borer if treatments begin when trees are still healthy. - Tree & Shrub Insect Control: Protecting Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
Purdue University/Bayer Advanced Bulletin discusses how to use Bayer Advanced product for EAB control in ash trees.
Dr. Bruce Stewart, Bayer Advanced Consumer Products
Management of EAB and Ash Trees
- USDA EAB Program Manual
These New Pest Response Guidelines contain information to guide a management program for the emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle, Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire), (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). - Should I Replant or Save My Ash? (PDF, 0.13MB)
May 2006 - Scientists from Purdue University and Michigan State University discuss whether it makes sense to save ash trees or take them down. (PowerPoint presentation) - Emerald Ash Borer and your Woodland (PDF, 0.47MB)
E-2943 - September 2007 - Dealing with EAB as a woodland owner in Michigan & surrounding states.
EAB and its effect on the Great Lakes -- Native American Perspective
- Ash trees, indigenous communities and the emerald ash borer (PDF, 23 KB)
November 2009
Nick Reo - a general summary to describe the relationships between the indigenous communities and the natural resources of the Great Lakes region
After EAB
- ReTree for Nebraska's "10 for 2010"
To promote species diversity, ReTree Nebraska has chosen a select group of preferred species that perform well in Nebraska but aren't widely planted. ReTree Nebraska's 10 for 2010 helps individuals choose the right tree for their landscape while improving the species diversity and vitality of Nebraska's community forests. - A Guide for the Selection and Use of Plants in the Landscape (PDF, 1.22MB)
Robert Schutzki, PhD, MSU horticulturist - This publication gives homeowners direction in deciding how and what to plant in their landscape.