Emerald Ash Borer

Scientific name: Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire)

Common name: Emerald ash borer

Native To: Asia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 2002

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Arrived accidentally in cargo imported from Asia

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• Maps and State EAB Information

Quarantine:

• Domestic Quarantine Notices (scroll to view Emerald Ash Borer)
• Federal Regulations and Quarantine Notices
• State Quarantine Information - Moving Firewood

Management Plans: Animals / Emerald Ash Borer

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Agrilus planipennis Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Emerald Ash Borer
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Emerald Ash Borer
USDA. Forest Service. Northern Research Station.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Research

Emerald Ash Borer
USDA. Forest Service. Northeastern Area.
Identification/Description; Introduction History

Forest Disturbance Processes: Emerald Ash Borer
USDA. Forest Service. Northern Research Station.
Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Research

Pest Alert - Emerald Ash Borer (Dec 2002; PDF | 380 KB)
USDA. Forest Service. State and Private Forestry. Northeastern Area.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Dispersion

Emerald Ash Borer
Illinois Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Environmental Programs. Division of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Controls; Distribution

Emerald Ash Borer
Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Emerald Ash Borer in Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts

Emerald Ash Borer
Michigan Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Pest Alert: Emerald Ash Borer - An Unwanted Hitchhiker (PDF | 339 KB)

Emerald Ash Borer
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

EmeraldAshBorer.info
Michigan Department of Agriculture; Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment; Michigan State University; USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Forest Service.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls; Research

Emerald Ash Borer - Prevention, Early Detection & Rapid Response
Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Emerald Ash Borer
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Emerald Ash Borer Program
Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Forestry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution

Great Plains Tree and Forest Invasives Initiative: A Multi-State Cooperative Effort for Education, Mitigation and Utilization (PDF | 3.1 MB) -- Focus on Emerald Ash Borer
South Dakota Department of Agriculture. Resource Conservation & Forestry.
Species of Concern; Photographs; Management; Monitoring

Emerald Ash Borer
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Forest Health Protection.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Wisconsin's Emerald Ash Borer Resource
Wisconsin Emerald Ash Borer Information Source.
Species of Concern; Contacts; Management; Monitoring

Emerald Ash Borer
(Indiana) Purdue University Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Emerald Ash Borer: Potential Impact on Iowa (PDF | 812 KB)
Iowa State University. University Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution

Emerald Ash Borer
University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture. Entomology.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Emerald Ash Borer - New York Invasive Species Information
(New York) Cornell University Cooperative Extension. New York Sea Grant.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion

Emerald Ash Borer: Biology and Control Options (Apr 2003; PDF | 236 KB)
Michigan State University. Center For Integrated Plant Systems. Diagnostics Services.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Emerald Ash Borer Update
Michigan State University Extension. Macomb County.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Dispersion; Controls

Emerald Ash Borer
Michigan Technological University. Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences. Center for Exotic Species.
Introduction History; Controls

Ash Alert: Emerald Ash Borer
Ohio State University.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Forest Health Alert: Emerald Ash Borer
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Canada).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle

Emerald Ash Borer
Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Plant Products Directorate. Plant Health Division.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Legal Aspects

Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests: Agrilus planipennis (PDF | 66 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Bibliography

Emerald Ash Borer - Forest Health Alert (PDF | 196 KB)
Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service; Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle

A Visual Guide to Detecting Emerald Ash Borer Damage (2006; PDF | 1.2 MB)
Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion

Agrilus planipennis (insect) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Emerald Ash Borer Information Network
Emerald Ash Borer Information Network.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Collaborative effort of the USDA Forest Service, Michigan State University, Purdue University and Ohio State University

Emerald ash borer
Invasive.org.
Taxonomy; Photographs

Emerald Ash Borer - Invader of the Month (Jan 2007)
Maryland Invasive Species Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Emerald Ash Borer
Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat

Invasive Species: A Race to Save Ash Trees in America
Nature Conservancy.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Dispersion; Controls