Invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Beetle Destroys Urban Forests in Greater Toronto Area & Michigan

Invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Beetle Destroys Urban Forests in Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario, Quebec and Michigan

The emerald ash borer (EAB) (scientific name: Agrilus planipennis) is a small bright metallic green-coloured beetle that is native to northeastern Asia (Mongolia, eastern Russia/Siberia, northern China, Japan and Korea). Like other beetles belonging to the Buprestidae family, the ash borer feeds on trees. The ash borer prefers ash trees belonging to the genus Fraxinus….

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