02/07/2008

Management, Research Focus of Emerald Ash Borer Program Feb. 26 in Bryan

Writer:

Mauricio Espinoza
espinoza.15@osu.edu
(330) 202-3550

Source:

Amy Stone, OSU Extension
stone.91@cfaes.osu.edu
(419) 578-6783

BRYAN, Ohio — Emerald ash borer (EAB), that pesky imported pest that kills native ash trees, is here to stay in northwest Ohio and neighboring states.

That’s why Ohio State University Extension is offering homeowners, woodland owners, local officials and anybody else who owns or manages trees an educational program to learn more about management options and ongoing research, Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Bryan, southern Williams Co.

The program will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Williams County Agriculture Services Meeting Room, 1122 West High St. (across from the Bryan Community Center on Buffalo Rd.).

Presenting will be Amy Stone, coordinator of the Ohio State University EAB Outreach Team. She will provide an overview of the invasive insect; an update on where EAB is in Williams Co., in Ohio and throughout North America; management options for either individual landscape trees or hundreds of woodland trees; and a review of research from Ohio State and others who are looking at ways to slow down the spread of this pest, treat trees, or even develop an EAB-resistant ash tree.

For more information, contact Flo Chirra at the Williams Co. office of OSU Extension, (419) 636-5608.

An exotic, invasive insect from Asia, EAB was first discovered in Ohio in 2003. The beetle’s voracious larvae can kill ashes within 3-5 years. For more information about EAB, visit http://ashalert.osu.edu or call (888) OHIO-EAB.

OSU Extension is the outreach arm of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

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