emerald ash borer
Ash tree pest
The emerald ash borer is a metallic green beetle native to Asia that has devastated ash tree populations in North America since its accidental introduction around 2002.
The larvae feed beneath the bark, disrupting nutrient flow and killing trees within a few years.
Infestations have destroyed hundreds of millions of ash trees across the United States and Canada.
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- jewel beetleIridescent wood-boring insect
- wood-boringDrilling into timber
antennae · elytra · mandibles · oviposition · instar · pupation · metamorphosis · life cycle
Harmful non-native organism
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- spreadTo distribute widely
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
detection · monitoring · outbreak · infestation · pathway · establishment · colonization · population explosion
Deciduous hardwood genus
- white ashNorth American hardwood species
- green ashNative deciduous shade tree
- black ashNortheastern wetland hardwood tree
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
hardwood · sapwood · phloem · canopy · shade trees · street trees · lumber · baseball bats
Pest control via organisms
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- quarantine zoneCordoned space preventing spread
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
metallic green
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- jewel beetleIridescent wood-boring insect
wood-boring · antennae · elytra · mandibles · oviposition · instar · pupation · metamorphosis · life cycle · entomology
invasive species
Harmful non-native organism
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- spreadTo distribute widely
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
quarantine · detection · monitoring · outbreak · infestation · pathway · establishment · colonization · population explosion · vector
ash trees
Deciduous hardwood genus
- white ashNorth American hardwood species
- green ashNative deciduous shade tree
- black ashNortheastern wetland hardwood tree
deciduous · hardwood · sapwood · phloem · canopy · shade trees · street trees · lumber · baseball bats
dieback
Plant tissue dying progressively
- economic lossDecrease in monetary value
biocontrol
Pest control via organisms
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- quarantine zoneCordoned space preventing spread
surveillance · trapping · research · resistant cultivars · restoration
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- Invasive Pestsspotted lanternfly, Asian giant hornet, gypsy moth, fire ant, Japanese beetle
- invasive speciesinvasive species, lionfish, noxious weeds, kudzu, spotted lanternfly
- plant pestsaphids, aphid, caterpillar, mealybugs, mites
- tree pestsmountain pine beetle, beetles, gypsy moth, borers, aphids
- tree problemscrack, dead wood, dieback, rot, wound
emerald ash borerbeneficial insect
Arthropod aiding agriculture
pollinator · decomposer · ladybug · woodpecker · honeybee