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Home My WebLink AboutEmerald Ash Borer pptThe Emerald Ash Borer was Found in Iowa City What Now? Aft I � \ 1. ,•• 6 i t' AtA* N r *' 1 .0 1 % � t o� d o� A a ti Y 3 v IWO IVy Cam/ J hatch into larrae y ssz' till -at d sbaAc� exit hole -"war Da'•. r ,e� we 0 0 a bA b u 0 s A m 07 Q 4 s 4 4 Emerald Ash Borer Look - Alikes I I I # Emerald Honeysuckle Honeylocust Flatheaded Ash Borer Flatheaded Borer Flatheaded Borer Appletree Borer Golden Poplar Flatheaded Borer Flatheaded Borer Click Dogbane Sixspotted Green Green Blue -Green Beetle Leaf Beetle Tiger Beetle Ground Beetle Ground Beetle Ground Beetle Dung Beetle 0 Japanese Beetle i �t n Green Slink Bug Fiery Hunter Ground Beetle Green Leafhopper -� i Allinseefs am at the same scale. Green Green Halictid Bee Bottle Fly There are many bright metallic -green insects in Nebraska, but the emerald ash borer beetle is only a half -inch long and strictly associated with ash trees. Produced as a cooperative effort by University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension, USDA t j Llncdn IANR Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Forest Service, and USDA - APHIS. x.e,..w. University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension educational programs abide vdlh the non- distdminatlon policies of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and the United states Deparbnent of Agdwlture. emerald ash borer bronze birch borer Buprestis metallic flatheaded Woodboring beetle apple tree borer w twolined C chestnut borer polydrusus halictid weevil bee blow fly green bug Chlaenius ground beetle dogbane beetle Tark gnawing poecilus beetle ground beetle sixspotted tiger beetle i I annual cicada I !go I ti EAB Population Perspective Each female lays 100 eggs. Approximately 50% of those eggs will be female. Each year the female population increases by a factor of ten. r -- � r By year ten the total EAB population originating from one female will be 50 billion. Is as via is man =am man MR9100 mmang eOEeeDOnOdt� Spa ills 1 2014 EAB county Detections EAB County Detections 2002-2013 INKL Ni of Af bb- 4C or op ., A �l Walnut Leaf OXG i i I [x_[41 V. Key Question to Ask When Thinking About Whether to Treat Ash Trees Is the tree healthy enough, problem free and worth saving? Age, Size, Condition, Current Health Expected Longevity in Current Location? Insecticide Formulation Active Ingredient Application Method Recommended Timing Professional Use Products Merit® (75WP, 75WSP, 2F) Imidacloprid Soil injection or drench Mid -fall and /or mid- to late spring XytectTM (2F, 75WSP) Imidacloprid ' Soil injection or drench Mid -fall and /or mid- to late spring IMA -jet® Imidacloprid Trunk injection Early May to mid -June Imicide® Imidacloprid Trunk injection Early May to mid -June TREE -ageTM Emamectin benzoate Trunk injection Early May to mid -June Inject- A -Cide B° Bidrinr' Trunk injection Early May to mid -June SafariTM (20 SG) Dinotefuran Systemic bark spray Early May to mid -June Astro�' Permethrin 2 applications at 4 -week intervals; OnyxTM Bifenthrin Preventive bark and first spray should occur when foliage cover sprays black locust is blooming (early Tempo® Cyfluthrin May in southern Ohio to early June in mid - Michigan) Sevin® SL Carbaryl Bayer AdvancedTM Tree & Shrub Insect Control Homeowner Formulation Imidacloprid Soil drench Mid -fall or mid- to late spring Cost of Treatment $12 per diameter inch. Contracted 20" DBH tree would cost $240 to treat. $3 per diameter inch. In -house 20" DBH tree would cost $60 to treat. OSCEOLA DICKINSON EMMET KOS6UTM WINNEBAGO WORTH MITCHELL HOWARD WIN NES NIEK F.I A MEE A OBRIEN CLAY PALOALTO MANCOCN CERRO GORDO ELOYO CNICIUSAW BREMER FAYETTE CLAYTON X CHEROKEE BUENA VISTA HUMBOLDT POCAMOHiAS WRIGHT FRANKLIN RUTLER BUCHANAN DELAWARE DUBUQUE DBU RY IDA SAC CAL NOUN WE851ffl GRUNDV LALK HAWK HAMILTON NARDIN JACKSON JONES ONONA CRAWEORD - TAMA SEXTON LINN CARROLL GREENE v� aTORY MARSHALL CLINTON JOHNSON CEDAR HARRISON SHELBY AUDUBON GUTHRIE DALLAS POLK "'N'IILFH IOWA ]K -AEE Imo' SCOTT �IA SPLN MUSCATINF t"ALALAYTAIME CASS ADAIR MADSON WARREN MARION MAHASNA KIOKUN WASHINGTOR 11111HSUN 6 MONTGOMERY ADAMS -f'VHroH CIAflNE WGA6 IEUnHOry .mvnl0 II[NaY Des MOM xi .x. PAGE TAY � pfid.:a.Ap3AMOnEES::O1NiZ__Wµ BUREX The entire state of Iowa is under quarantine. y� Beetle Detected Only zBr Confirmed EAB Infestation Source: Iowa DNR Emerald Ash Borer Readiness Plan • Comprehensive Tree Inventory • Public Education • Review & Update City Ordinances • Purchase /Upgrade Equipment • Wood/Waste Utilization Options • Contractual Agreements • Preservation /Treatment Plan • Infestation Announcement