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Emerald Ash Borer

It is illegal to move ash trees, ash logs, ash branches, ash wood chips, ash bark, and non-coniferous firewood out of Ohio's quarantined areas. These materials can move freely within, but cannot leave, quarantined areas.  

The Ohio Department of Agriculture has been very active in keeping the quarantine information up-to-date, with new findings weekly.  Visit their webpage for the latest information. 
ODA Quarantine Information

To see a copy of the latest quarantine, and documented sites map visit: Latest Map

Emerald Ash Borer in Lucas County

An exotic invader is in Lucas County, OH.  The beetle Agrilis planipennis is from Asia, and was discovered on ash trees in the southwest portion of the county (See B above).  Other documented sites may be found on the "latest map" link above.  It is also known to be Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Windsor, Ontario.

The adult beetle deposits eggs on the bark surface, or in bark crevices, on the trunk or branches of ash trees. The eggs hatch, and the larvae chew through the bark and into the cambial region.  As they continue to feed underneath the bark, they make galleries (A-above) that wind back and forth in a serpantine pattern.  The insect overwinters as a larva, and in the spring will emerge as an adult through a D-shaped exit hole (C-above).

Emerald Ash Borer Map for Lucas County

Emerald Ash Borer Information at "Ash Alert"

Are My Trees Ash?

How Fast Can the Emerald Ash Borer Spread? (OARDC)
 
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USDA Forest Service Emerald Ash Borer Home Page