RE: Emerald Ash Borer Update

The town of Rhinebeck is about 20 miles north of where I live, I hope there is no panic and all firewood transport is not banned. The local papers and local radio is really putting emphasis on this story, as they should, I mean if it come down to it, and there was a need to temporarily halt the transport to prevent a larger spread, Id be in favor, is just that if it becomes the story of the day, it may become the panic of the day and drastic measures are taken that at times are used as political agendas. JMHO.

I live at ground zero of the EAB (West Saugerties). I've got dozens and dozens of ash on my property and most are already inflicted.

woodjack said:

I live at ground zero of the EAB (West Saugerties). I've got dozens and dozens of ash on my property and most are already inflicted.

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shoot sorry to hear that. What if any can be done to deal with these buggers?

Good luck on that wasp. Too many times we hear of something brought in to fight and the problem arises that they then get out of control .

Our MI woods are (thankfully) devoid of ash. But we do have plenty of beech, and beech bark disease (imported from Europe) is also coming through now. DNR pamphlet estimates less than 5% will survive, and that beech won't recover for 100 years. My neighbors decided to get out front of it and cut down all of their beech, which from the looks of it was about 75% of their trees. They went from a (brand new) house in the woods to a house in a field with a few trees. I'll wait mine out for now, but I gather they go punky quick once the fungus takes hold.

Is the EAB known to move to other species once it wipes out ash in a given area? I wish it were attracted to a garbage tree like ailanthus.