Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S

Kent F. Kovacs; Robert G. Haight; Andrew M. Liebhold; Deborah G. McCullough; Rodrigo J. Mercader; Nathan W. Siegert

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Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S

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Authors:

Kent F. Kovacs, Robert G. Haight, Andrew M. Liebhold, Deborah G. McCullough, Rodrigo J. Mercader, Nathan W. Siegert

Year:

2010

Type:

General Technical Report - Proceedings

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Michler, Charles H.; Ginzel, Matthew D., eds. 2010. Proceedings of symposium on ash in North America; 2010 March 9-11; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-72. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 12.

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Abstract

Emerald ash borer (EAB; Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire), a phloem-feeding beetle native to Asia, was discovered near Detroit, MI, and Windsor, ON, in 2002. As of March 2009, isolated populations of EAB have been detected in nine additional states and Quebec. EAB is a highly invasive forest pest that has the potential to spread and kill native ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) throughout the United States. There is little scientific literature on the number of ash trees in developed areas, the cost of treating trees to prevent infestation, and the cost of removing trees in response to infestation.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of symposium on ash in North America

Citation

Kovacs, Kent F.; Haight, Robert G.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Mercader, Rodrigo J.; Siegert, Nathan W. 2010. Cost of potential emerald ash borer damage in U.S. communities, 2009-2019. In: Michler, Charles H.; Ginzel, Matthew D., eds. 2010. Proceedings of symposium on ash in North America; 2010 March 9-11; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-72. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 12.