Emerald Ash Borer Research Paper
Invasive Species: Emerald Ash Borer
ERS 110- Final Project
Introduction and History of EAB
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis is an invasive species of beetle that has invaded parts of southern Ontario as well as some of the Northern United States. The beetle was first discovered in Detroit and Windsor in 2002 (Haack, et al., 2002) and later in Ohio, and Maryland in 2003, Indiana in 2004, and Illinois in 2006 (Lelito, et al., 2007). The species is native to South-East Asia, including parts of China, Korea, Japan, Russia, Mongolia and Taiwan (Liu, Bauer, Gao, & Zhao, 2003). It is believed that the EAB came to North America in overrun ash strapping pallets or dunnage used to protect the cargo over ten years ago and can be …show more content…
(2010). Retrieved from Emerald Ash Borer: http://www.landscapeamerica.com/landscapes/trees/emerald_ash_borer.html. Landscape-America. (2010). Retrieved from Emerald Ash Borer: http://www.landscape america.com/landscapes/trees/emerald_ash_borer.html Lelito, J. P., Fraser, I., Mastro, V. C., Tumlinson, J. h., Baker, T. C., & Boroczky, K.
(2007). Visually Mediated ‘Paratrooper Copulations ’in the Mating Behavior of
Agrilus planipennis(Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a Highly Destructive Invasive Pest of North American Ash Trees. Journal of Insect Behaviour, 537-552.
Liu, H., Bauer, L., Gao, R., & Zhao, T. (2003). Exploratory survey for the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), and its natural enemies in
China.Great Lakes Entomologist, 191-204.
MacDougall AS and Turkington R. 2005. Are invasive species the drivers or passengers of change in degraded ecosystems? Ecology 86: 42-55.
Mack, R.N., Simberloff D., Lonsdale, W.M., Evans, H., Clout, M., and Bazzaz, F.A. (2000). Biotic invasions: Causes, epidemiology, global consequences, and control. Issues in Ecology 5. Available online at
ERS 110- Final Project
Introduction and History of EAB
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis is an invasive species of beetle that has invaded parts of southern Ontario as well as some of the Northern United States. The beetle was first discovered in Detroit and Windsor in 2002 (Haack, et al., 2002) and later in Ohio, and Maryland in 2003, Indiana in 2004, and Illinois in 2006 (Lelito, et al., 2007). The species is native to South-East Asia, including parts of China, Korea, Japan, Russia, Mongolia and Taiwan (Liu, Bauer, Gao, & Zhao, 2003). It is believed that the EAB came to North America in overrun ash strapping pallets or dunnage used to protect the cargo over ten years ago and can be …show more content…
(2010). Retrieved from Emerald Ash Borer: http://www.landscapeamerica.com/landscapes/trees/emerald_ash_borer.html. Landscape-America. (2010). Retrieved from Emerald Ash Borer: http://www.landscape america.com/landscapes/trees/emerald_ash_borer.html Lelito, J. P., Fraser, I., Mastro, V. C., Tumlinson, J. h., Baker, T. C., & Boroczky, K.
(2007). Visually Mediated ‘Paratrooper Copulations ’in the Mating Behavior of
Agrilus planipennis(Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a Highly Destructive Invasive Pest of North American Ash Trees. Journal of Insect Behaviour, 537-552.
Liu, H., Bauer, L., Gao, R., & Zhao, T. (2003). Exploratory survey for the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), and its natural enemies in
China.Great Lakes Entomologist, 191-204.
MacDougall AS and Turkington R. 2005. Are invasive species the drivers or passengers of change in degraded ecosystems? Ecology 86: 42-55.
Mack, R.N., Simberloff D., Lonsdale, W.M., Evans, H., Clout, M., and Bazzaz, F.A. (2000). Biotic invasions: Causes, epidemiology, global consequences, and control. Issues in Ecology 5. Available online at