Educational Information

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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, 0.23MB) | (Spanish version (PDF, 0.64MB))
  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

• Using Girdled Trap Trees Effectively For EAB Detection, Delimination & Survey (PDF, 0.37MB)
  Dr. Deborah G. McCullough and Dr. Nathan W. Siegert

Control of Emerald Ash Borer

• 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

• Should I Replant or Save My Ash?
  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, 0.10MB)
  Nick Reo - a general summary to describe the relationships between the indigenous communities and the natural resources of the Great Lakes region

After EAB

• 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.