See the links below for a number of different fact sheets for homeowners and professionals, video seminars, and news articles.
General Information
- The latest national information on EAB: http://www.emeraldashborer.info
- For more information on EAB specific to Wisconsin: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/eab/index.jsp.
- For access to UW-Extension fact sheets, search or browse the following site: http://hort.uwex.edu/ (See below for .pdf copies of EAB factsheets for homeowners and professionals)
- For a downloadable EAB Poster
Management Factsheets
- December, 2012– UW-Extension Fact Sheet: Is My Tree Worth Treating for EAB?
- December, 2012 – UW-Extension Fact Sheet: Homeowner Guide to EAB Insecticides (Recently updated!)
- January 19, 2011 – Coalition for Urban Tree Conservation: EAB Management Statement
- September 2, 2009 – UW-Extension Fact Sheet: Professional Guide to EAB Insecticides
- June 9, 2009 – Multistate EAB Insecticide Bulletin
- December 16, 2008 – Wisconsin EAB Management Position Statement
- August 6, 2008 – EAB Pest Alert; EAB Pest Alert (Spanish)
Alternatives to Ash Trees
- For information on alternatives to ash trees see the two links below (courtesy of Dr. Laura G. Jull, UW-Madison Dept. of Horticulture):
Firewood and State Quarantines
- For the most up-to-date information on firewood and invasive pests in the state: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/firewood.html
- Wisconsin State Parks now require that any firewood brought in either be certified or be from within a 25-mile radius of the park. Visit the following site and use the pull-down menu to see where you can buy firewood for that next camping trip in the state: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Invasives/FirewoodMaps.html
- For a map showing the current quarantines in the state (links to WI DATCP).
Video Seminars
- June 9, 2011 – Dr. Chris Williamson, UW-Madison: EAB Biology and Management (Video Seminar)
- June 9, 2011 – Dr. Cliff Sadof, Purdue University: Fall is for EAB Planning (Video Seminar, via EAB University)
- June 9, 2011 – Bob Dahl, WI DATCP: Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Regulations in Wisconsin (Video Seminar)
(Note: All files are in .m4v format and are large files, it may take several minutes to download the files. To save files to your computer, right click and choose the “save link as” option.)
News Articles
- September 2012 — EAB found in Kansas and Massachusetts; 18 states now infested
- September 2012 — Minnesota Turns to Dogs to Sniff out EAB
- August 2012 — State warns of for Scammers offering EAB Treatments
- January 2012 — Evidence for the Persistence of Ash in the Presence of EAB
- August 13, 2008 – Fighting the Emerald Ash Borer – Article by UW Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and UW Madison Extension
- November 27, 2006 – USDA Expands Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in IL, IN, & OH
- June 14, 2006 – Boring Beetle Ignites Conservationist Concerns