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Background
For several years, homeowners and landscapers in Southeast Michigan were concerned about the loss of their ash trees to “ash yellows,” thinking that the problem was due to a combination of disease, drought, pollution, acid rain, and poor soils. The trees exhibited a top-down dieback, yellowing leaves, dense sprouting from roots and trunks (“epicormic shoots”), and other signs of tree stress typical of ash decline or other native phloem borers such as two-lined chestnut borer. One-third to one-half of the affected ash trees’ branches died within a year, and most of the canopy was dead within two years.
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Frequently Asked Questions (PDF; 36 Kb)
Click here to view a list of the commonly asked questions and concerns associated with the Emerald Ash Borer quarantine.
Additional Emerald Ash Borer Links |
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Emerald Ash Borer Biological Control Program 5-Year Plan (PDF; 31 Kb)
National Wood Borer Bark Beetle National Survey Field Manual (PDF; 4.4 Mb)
2008 Emerald Ash Borer Survey Guidelines (PDF; 1.14 Mb)
- Emerald Ash Borer, Q and A's: USDA's 2008 Survey
- Trapping Protocols (PDF; 599 Kb)
- Trapping Materials List (PDF; 8 Kb)
Federal Regulations and Quarantine Notices
Video - Purple Trap Instructional Video (windows media video). For a free copy of the DVD, please call 1-866-322-4512.
Regulatory Information
Lawson Recall
Compliance Agreements
Quarantine Map
Draft Emerald Ash Borer New Pest Response Guidelines (PDF; 2.85 Mb)
Comments and questions may be submitted to:
Paul Chaloux, Acting National Program Coordinator
Emerald Ash Borer Program
4700 River Road Unit 137
Riverdale, MD 20737
Or by email to: Paul.Chaloux@aphis.usda.gov
Contact:
Michael Stefan
Program Manager
301-734-4387
E-mail: Michael.B.Stefan@aphis.usda.gov