Identifying the Emerald Ash Borer & Ash Trees


Emerald Ash Borer Identification


EAB sitting on a paperclip

Emerald Ash Borer Identification Guide

November 2008 - This guide has numerous photos of EAB, and other insects that look like EAB. It is a great companion piece to the other EAB identification tools you will find on this website.

A man making a basket

Emerald Ash Borer Impacts on American Indian Communities

Emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation is a major concern for American Indian people. Many American Indian cultures and traditions rely on ash trees for the wood needed for making baskets, lacrosse sticks, pipe stems, flutes, and medicinal remedies. The ash tree is a central figure in some traditional and religious stories told by several American Indian tribes.

A hole bored in a piece of wood

Signs and Symptoms of the Emerald Ash Borer

Updated December 2005 - Photos showing signs of emerald ash borer. Pros and cons of insecticide treatment options.

Bronze birch borer

Do Not be Fooled by Emerald Ash Borer Look-Alikes!

Distinguish between these beetles that could be confused with emerald ash borer.

An emerald ash borer on a penny

Unwanted: Emerald Ash Borer

Poster showing the life cycle of eab, healthy and damaged ash trees, s-shaped galleries, etc.

An emerald ash borer with its wings spread

USDA Pest Alert newsletter

USDA Forest Service overview of EAB

The face of an emerald ashborer

USDA Pest Alert newsletter (Spanish)

USDA Forest Service overview of EAB

Different agrilus species

EAB screening aid for scientists and insect lovers

Different Agrilus species.

An ash borer

An Image Native Borers and Emerald Ash Borer Look-Alikes

February 2005 - Photos of insects that look like emerald ash borer

EAB larva

Emerald Ash Borer Larval Screening Guide

Emerald Ash Borer Larval Screening Guide

Ash Tree Identification


EAB sitting on a leaf

Ash Tree Identification Bulletin

2005 - Kimberly Rebek and Mary Wilson - criteria to properly identify ash trees.

Some ash trees in a field

Distinguishing Ash from other Common Trees

Is this an ash tree? This key is intended to help you distinguish ash from other common landscape trees, including elm, boxelder, mountain ash, walnut and hickory.

Two people talking. One is wearing a hard hat

Find an Arborist

Find an arborist to treat trees infected by EAB

This Website provides reliable, objective and timely information from researchers, personnel affiliated with numerous universities, state and federal agencies, educators and outreach specialists in the USA and Canada. Information is reviewed and approved by the website content managers and researchers affiliated with the Michigan State University Dept. of Entomology, the Dept. of Forestry and MSU Extension. Our goal is to help you find answers to questions about EAB, either directly or through links we provide to many other EAB-related websites. Please check this site often because information changes frequently. Funding to support this website is provided by the USDA Forest Service.

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