Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been confirmed again in the center part of the state in Grand Island.
The Nebraska EAB Working Group, which includes NDA, the USDA, Nebraska Game and Parks and the Nebraska Forest Services, offers the following suggestions to help prevent the human-assisted spread of the insect:
- Since EAB can easily be moved in firewood, always use locally-sourced firewood and burn it in the same county where you purchased it.
- Consider treating healthy, high-value ash tress located within a 15-mile radius of a known infestation. Treatment will need to be continually reapplied and will only prolong the tree’s life, not save it.
- Trees that are experiencing declining health should be considered for removal.
Below is information we hope will be helpful:
Emerald Ash Borer Online Workshop held in August Recording: https://youtu.be/U4koZv51S8M
Nebraska's EAB Resource Center
Selecting Trees for Emerald Ash Borer Treatments or Tree-Owner's Guide to Emerald Ash Borer
At this point in time if people suspect they have EAB outside of the confirmed areas, the Nebraska Forest service has a link on their website where the public can report a sighting. https://nfs.unl.edu/report-eab. Additionally, they can contact the Nebraska Department of Agriculture at 402-471-2351, the Nebraska Forest Service at (402) 472-2944 or your local USDA office at (402) 434-2345.