Research Reports
Test/Research Results | Biological Control | Insecticide Research | Survey Research | Dispersal Information | Biosurveillance | Host Range Information | Economic Impact | Ash Tree Genetics and Ecology
Test/Research Results
- New!
Risk Assessment of the Movement of Firewood within the United States
(PDF, 3,315 KB)
May 2010 - USDA APHIS
Exotic and native forest pests such as Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer), Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorned beetle), and others cause serious damage to urban and natural forests in the United States. These pests and many others disperse various distances through multiple pathways including movement of nursery stock and firewood. Firewood is a raw forest product that is widely utilized and moved throughout the United States with relatively limited consideration of the potential pests within or the associated risks. We conducted an assessment and examined factors that may affect the risk associated with the movement of firewood such as users, movement, insects and diseases, potential impact to natural and urban forests, and trends in firewood use. - EAB Control on Street Trees
2008 - D.R. Smitley, K.F. Newhouse, T.W. Davis, Michigan State University- Research report on insecticide trials (PDF, 37 KB)
- Slides outlining treatment results (PPT, 237 KB)
- Summary table of research results (XLS, 54 KB)
- Ash canopy dieback rating (JPG, 3,848 KB)
- Research report on insecticide trials
- 2006 Update on Imidacloprid Basal Drenches (PDF, 0.18MB)
D. Smitley - Results on tree drenches to control EAB - Geographic Origin of North America's Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 0.08MB)
Jim Smith, Michigan State University - This research is looking for the origins of EAB found in North America by looking at the genetic similarities in samples of EAB populations from Asia and comparing them to North American populations. - Studies to Develop an Emerald Ash Borer Survey Trap (PDF, 0.09MB)
Jason B. Oliver, Joe Francese, Vic Mastro, Ivich Fraser, Dave Lance, Nadeer Youssef - Studies to develop an emerald ash borer survey trap through trap location, seedling tree damage, trap design evaluation. - Developing a Fast, Inexpensive Method to Extract and Analyze Imidacloprid Residue in Plant Tissue (PDF, 0.06MB)
Phil Lewis and Deborah G. McCullough - A cheap, rapid method to analyze chemical residue in treated trees is necessary in order to best assess efficacy of different treatments. - Troy EAB Test Results (PDF, 0.10MB)
Revised March 2005
D. R. Smitley, T. W. Davis, K. F. NewhouseE and E. Rebek - test results for EAB tree trunk injections and sprays. - Genetic Analysis of Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 0.02MB)
Jim Smith, Bob Haack and Leah Bauer - estimate the geographic origin of emerald ash borer populations in Asia that gave rise to EAB in North America - Exploration for Emerald Ash Borer in China (PDF, 0.03MB)
Houping Liu, Toby R. Petrice, Leah S. Bauer, Robert A. Haack, Ruitong Gao, and Tonghai Zhao - research on the study of the natural enemy complex of EAB in China
Biological Control
- Emerald Ash Borer Biological Control Release Guidelines (PDF, 1,674 KB)
Version 1, 2010 - USDA-APHIS/ARS/FS - Developing a Classical Biological Control Program for EAB, an Invasive Ash Pest in North America (PDF, 680 KB)
2008 - Bauer et al. - The case (to date) for biological control of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, by a native parasitoid, Atanycolus hicoriae (PDF, 236 KB)
November 2008
David Cappaert and Deborah McCullough - EAB and biological control: a context for this study. - Microbial control of EAB with Beauveria bassiana strain GHA: greenhouse and field trials (PDF, 310 KB)
2008 - Liu & Bauer - Microbial control of EAB with Beauveria bassiana strain GHA: field applications (PDF, 267 KB)
2008 - Liu & Bauer - EAB and its natural enemies Oobius agrili (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in China (PDF, 754 KB)
2007 - Liu et al. - Progress on Biological Control of EAB in North America (PDF, 451 KB)
2007 - Bauer et al. - Proposed Release of Three Parasitoids for the Biological Control of the Emerald Ash Borer in the Continental United States. Environmental Assessment, April 2, 2007 (PDF, 451 KB)
2007 - Bauer & Gould
This was posted for public comments June-July 2007. View comments - Susceptibility of EAB to the fungal entomopathogens Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae
2006 - Liu & Bauer (PDF, 153 KB) - Two New Species of Egg Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of Wood-Boring Beetle Pests from China (PDF, 583 KB)
2005 - Zhang et al.
Insecticide Research
Research on methods to control EAB began in 2002. Research is ongoing, and as methods are developed, more information will be available.
- Control of Emerald Ash Borer with Microbial Insecticides (PDF, 0.05MB)
Revised 4/14/04
Leah S. Bauer, Houping Liu, and Deborah L. Miller - studying the efficacy of registered microbial insecticides for EAB control in environmentally sensitive habitats - Control of Emerald Ash Borer Adults and Larvae with Insecticides (PDF, 0.03MB)
2004 - Deborah G. McCullough, David Cappaert, Therese Poland, and David R. Smitley - objectives were to (1) evaluate registered insecticide products and application methods for adult and larval control; (2) identify optimal timing for soil, trunk and spray applications; (3) monitor persistence of insecticides over time; and (4) identify factors such as tree age or previous injury that could affect insecticide efficacy - Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Emerald Ash Borer: Summary of 2004 Trials (PDF, 0.12MB)
April 2005 - Deborah G. McCullough, David Cappaert and Therese M. Poland
Project I: Trunk-injected imidacloprid; effects of timing, tree size and application methods on persistence and EAB control
Project II: Evaluation of trunk-injected ash trees treated in 2003 and again in 2004
Project III: Comparison of bark, foliage and whole tree sprays applied once versus twice during the summer - Evaluation of Perma Guard D-20 and Imidacloprid to Control Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 0.02MB)
Robert A. Haack and Toby R. Petrice - This study tested the effectiveness D-20 by Perma Guard (Albuquerque, NM) in controlling emerald ash borer - Homeowner Guide to Emerald Ash Borer Treatments (PDF, 0.96MB)
January 2006 - Treatment recommendations for homeowners - Research abstracts and other information addressing the EAB problem in North America.
Survey Research
- Using Girdled Trap Trees Effectively For EAB Detection, Delimination & Survey (PDF, 407KB)
July 2007 - Dr. Deborah G. McCullough and Dr. Nathan W. Siegert - Characteristics and distribution of potential ash tree hosts for Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 0.07MB)
David W. MacFarlane and Shawna Patterson Meyer - This report highlights some potential risk factors related to ash host characteristics and spatial distribution to potential risk from EAB. - Improving Survey Methodology for Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 0.03MB)
2004 - David W. MacFarlane - Ongoing research to improve survey methodologies for detecting emerald ash borer and establish baseline data for estimating risk of spread and establishment across Michigan. - Ash dieback survey slides
(power point presentation) David Smitley - comparison of ash dieback for 2003 and 2004
Survival of EAB
- New!
Risk Assessment of the Movement of Firewood within the United States (PDF, 3,315 KB)
May 2010 - USDA APHIS
Exotic and native forest pests such as Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer), Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian longhorned beetle), and others cause serious damage to urban and natural forests in the United States. These pests and many others disperse various distances through multiple pathways including movement of nursery stock and firewood. Firewood is a raw forest product that is widely utilized and moved throughout the United States with relatively limited consideration of the potential pests within or the associated risks. We conducted an assessment and examined factors that may affect the risk associated with the movement of firewood such as users, movement, insects and diseases, potential impact to natural and urban forests, and trends in firewood use. - Emerald Ash Borer Survival in Firewood (PDF, 0.03MB)
2003 - Robert A. Haack and Toby R. Petrice - This study looked at firewood infested with emerald ash borer, to determine the survival rate. - Survival of Emerald Ash Borer in Chips (PDF, 0.02MB)
2003 - Deborah G. McCullough, Therese M. Poland and David Cappaert - This study was to determine survival of EAB in chips of different sizes.
Biosurveillance
- Cerceris fumipennis? (PDF, 2MB)
2009 - A Biosurveillance Tool for Emerald Ash Borer. Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Dispersal Information
- Emerald Ash Borer Flight Estimates Revised (PDF, 200 KB)
2007 - Robin A. J. Taylor, Therese M. Poland, Leah S. Bauer, Neith N. Windell, and James L. Kautz - Is Emerald Ash Borer an Obligate Migrant? (PDF, 59 KB)
2006 - Robin A. J. Taylor, Therese M. Poland, Leah S. Bauer, and Robert Haack - Emerald Ash Borer Flight Potential (PDF, 16 KB)
2005 - Robin A. J. Taylor, Leah S. Bauer, Deborah L. Miller, and Robert Haack - Flight Potential of the Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 774 KB)
2004 - Leah S. Bauer, Deborah L. Miller, Robin A. J. Taylor, and Robert Haack - Dispersal of Emerald Ash Borer: A Case Study at Tipton, Michigan (PDF, 20 KB)
2003 - Deborah G. McCullough, Therese Poland and David Cappaert - assess dispersal of one generation of emerald ash borer adults in a rural area - Emerald Ash Borer Adult Dispersal (PDF, 23 KB)
Robert A. Haack, Toby R. Petrice - This study evaluated emerald ash borer, adult dispersal at two Michigan sites in early summer 2003.
Host Range Information
- Host Range of Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 0.02MB)
Robert A. Haack, Toby R. Petrice, Deborah L. Miller, Leah S. Bauer and Nathan M. Schiff - In 2003, foliage of several trees and shrubs as food for emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, adults were evaluated in a series of no-choice and choice tests that were conducted indoors in Michigan - Host Range and Host Preference of Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 0.02MB)
2003 - Deborah G. McCullough, Andrea Agius, David Cappaert, Therese Poland, Debbie Miller and Leah Bauer - Our first objective is to evaluate alternate species of concern to determine whether they are acceptable to ovipositing adult beetles and whether they are suitable for larval development. We also assessed alternate hosts with a series of field tests.
Economic Impact
- EAB Economic Impact (OSU) (PDF, 0.10MB)
January 2007 - Matt Bumgardner, Drew Todd and Davis Syndor, the Ohio State University - Outlines the potential economic impacts of EAB on Ohio, U.S., and communities.
Ash Tree Genetics and Ecology
- Ecological and Genetic Isolation of Fraxinus
1972 - By Sylvia May Obenauf Taylor
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