Dendrochronological reconstruction of the establishment and spread of emerald ash borer

Nathan W. Siegert; Deborah G. McCullough; Andrew M. Liebhold

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Dendrochronological reconstruction of the establishment and spread of emerald ash borer

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Nathan W. Siegert, Deborah G. McCullough, Andrew M. Liebhold

Year:

2008

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Mastro, Victor; Lance, David; Reardon, Richard; Parra, Gregory, comps. Emerald ash borer research and development meeting; 2007 October 23-24; Pittsburgh, PA. FHTET 2008-07. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 4-5.

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Abstract

Since emerald ash borer was discovered in southeastern lower Michigan in July 2002, it has been found to be responsible for the death or decline of several million ash trees. We used dendrochronological analyses to reconstruct where emerald ash borer originally became established and how it spread throughout southeastern lower Michigan.

Citation

Siegert, Nathan W.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Liebhold, Andrew M. 2008. Dendrochronological reconstruction of the establishment and spread of emerald ash borer. In: Mastro, Victor; Lance, David; Reardon, Richard; Parra, Gregory, comps. Emerald ash borer research and development meeting; 2007 October 23-24; Pittsburgh, PA. FHTET 2008-07. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 4-5.