Thursday, September 18, 2008

EAB Update


MLNA Pest Alert
Update on the Emerald Ash Borer
MLNA is advising the public, communities /municipalities to update their tree inventory and take notice of their number of ash trees and consider making adjustments to long term planting programs. Click here for a short and long list of tree alternatives that are recommended to perform well in Missouri.
How to identify an ash tree and ash borer damage- click here How to identify lilac borer which also attacks ash trees and is much more common ( there are several borers that can damage ash trees but none have the same traits or have as serious potential) click here. There will be continued monitoring of the traps in place but no more traps will be installed this year.The traps in use are still being modified and improved for production. Due to this evolution they are not available for purchase.There has been an emergency permit applied for the use of Tree-age for control. It is not currently approved for use in Missouri. For information on Michigan’s effort to control EAB with this pesticide click here

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