Bath arborist says the insect, which has been ravaging ash tree populations in other parts of the state, has found its way to Bath. Bath has a new invasive species of insect to contend with, one ...

Learn about the Black Ash Tree (Fraxinus Nigra Marsh)—its characteristics, habitat, ecological importance, and tips for ...

A "zombie" ash tree affected by the invasive emerald ash borer but could ... Drooping trunks, fallen branches, brittle bark and dead leaves are some of the telltale signs. When homeowners are unsure ...

An emerald ash borer larva chews through the cambium layer of an infested ash tree in Armstrong, located in Emmet County. A buildup of feeding tunnels cut off the vascular or “plumbing system ...

Starting at the larval stage, the insect ruins the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients by tunneling through the ...

Bark – Scaly on young trees; becoming similar to Fraxinus americana; ashy-gray; divided into shallow furrows shaped into diamond patterns. Native Americans commonly used green ash for bows and arrow ...

The emerald ash borer lays its eggs in the cracks of ash bark and larvae will then bore into the tree, feed on the inner bark and disrupt the transport of water and nutrients through the tree.

The larvae are known to tunnel through the wood underneath the ash tree's bark, inhibiting the tree from transporting water and nutrients. The Iowa Department of Agriculture reports an emerald ash ...

If you own land, know if you have brown ash. It is a tall, slender tree, with spongy, dark gray bark that easily rubs off and leaves of lance-shaped leaflets, that grows in moist soil along slopes ...

At its adult stage, the emerald ash borer is roughly one-half inch long and metallic green. Starting at the larval stage, the insect ruins the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients by ...