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    Emerald ash borer - Wikipedia

    • The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), also known by the acronym EAB, is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern Asia that feeds on ash species (Fraxinus spp.). Females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees to emerge as adults in one to two years. In its native range, it is typically found at lo… See more

    History

    French priest and naturalist Armand David collected a specimen of the species during one of his trips through See more

    Identification

    Adult beetles are typically bright metallic green and about 8.5 mm (0.33 in) long and 1.6 mm (0.063 in) wide. Elytra are typically a darker green, but can also have copper hues. Emerald ash borer is the only North American s… See more

    Life cycle

    The emerald ash borer life cycle can occur over one or two years depending on the time of year of oviposition, the health of the tree, and temperature.
    After 400–500 accumulated degree-days above 10 °… See more

    Range

    The native range of the emerald ash borer is temperate north-eastern Asia, which includes Russia, Mongolia, northern China, Japan, and Korea.
    The beetle is invasive in North America where it ha… See more

    Host plants

    In its native range, emerald ash borer is only a nuisance pest on native trees, as population densities typically do not reach levels lethal to healthy trees. In China, it infests native Fraxinus chinensis, F. mandshurica, … See more

    Invasiveness

    Outside its native range, emerald ash borer is an invasive species that is highly destructive to ash trees in its introduced range. Before emerald ash borer was found in North America, very little was known about the i… See more

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