The emerald ash borer is an exotic beetle that feeds off nutrients in ash trees and essentially starves the trees to death, said Michael Schommer, MDA communications director. âÄúIt is 100 percent ...

an insect sample was collected from a declining ash tree in Armstrong. How did the emerald ash borer spread to Iowa? The beetle was first discovered in Iowa in 2010 on an island on the Mississippi ...

They are striving to protect the state's remaining brown ash trees, and hope to harvest enough healthy trees in the meantime to supply future tribal artisans. Scientists and tribes are racing ...

Some words may be mispronounced. An invasive, wood-boring beetle that is deadly to ash trees has been officially spotted in all 99 Iowa counties. The emerald ash borer was first spotted in Eastern ...

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

wood boring insect that affects ash trees, has been detected in all Iowa counties, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Thursday. The metallic-looking green beetle was ...

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 ...

“This tells us that the beetle population is expanding exponentially ... one third of the canopy is made up by the roughly 70,000 ash trees in the city. “When trees are infested and beyond ...

Oct. 29—How to help protect the brown ash tree used in Wabanaki basketry from the invasive emerald ash borer. — Cut, buy, or burn only local firewood to avoid carrying beetle-infested wood to ...

Earlier this month, an insect sample was collected from a declining ash tree in Armstrong. The beetle was first discovered in Iowa in 2010 on an island on the Mississippi River near New Albin. The ...

That means there has been positive confirmation of the insects in all 99 counties. The Iowa Department of Agriculture says the damage to ash trees usually kills the tree within 2-4 years of ...