Emerald ash borer confirmed as threat to white fringetree

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 09:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), also known as EAB, is an invasive insect pest from Asia that has killed millions of trees in the United States and Canada and has caused billions of dollars of damage since it was discovered in 2002. Fortunately, its damage has been limited to ash trees—or so we thought.

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