emerald ash borer
noun
: a metallic-green Asian beetle (Agrilus planipennis) accidentally introduced into the U.S. and having a destructive larva that bores into the wood of ash trees
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Several affordable insecticide treatments fend off the emerald ash borer and can be sprayed onto trees.
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
An emerald ash borer will be represented as well, the bug that killed this ash tree.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
At the same time, forests are increasingly fragmented, less actively managed, and under siege from invasive pests like the emerald ash borer and diseases like sudden oak death.
—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Public Investigator looks into who bears responsibility for emerald ash borer infestations.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
An emerald ash borer will be represented as well, the bug that killed this ash tree.
—Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
At the same time, forests are increasingly fragmented, less actively managed, and under siege from invasive pests like the emerald ash borer and diseases like sudden oak death.
—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Public Investigator looks into who bears responsibility for emerald ash borer infestations.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Emerald ash borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emerald%20ash%20borer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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