Working to I.D. foes of emerald ash borers. From: Agricultural Research | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: Pons, Luis | COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The emerald ash borer, a major threat to ash trees, may have met the enemy. And it's now up to researchers, including those at ARS's Sytematic Entomology Laboratory (SELL to figure precisely who that enemy is.

Among invasive insects, the metallic-green beetle. Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, poses one of the greatest threats of becoming a major pest in the United States. Since its discovery near Detroit in May 2002. it has devastated ash populations in Michigan--where it ...