Emerging Threat, To Iowa's Forests, Communities, Wood Industry & Economy, Emerald Ash Borer, 2022

(2022) Emerging Threat, To Iowa's Forests, Communities, Wood Industry & Economy, Emerald Ash Borer, 2022. Natural Resources, Department of

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Abstract

Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a small green invasive wood boring beetle that attacks and kills ash trees. The adults live on the outside of ash trees feeding on the leaves during the summer months. The larvae look similar to white grubs and feed on the living plant tissue (phloem and cambium) underneath the bark of ash trees. The trees are killed by the tunneling activity of the larvae under the tree's bark, which disrupts the vascular flow.