Emerald Ash Borer

For the past couple of weeks I've been converting the dead ash trees around our yard into firewood. The invasive Emerald Ash Borer has decimated the ash trees in our neighborhood and these standing dead trees are starting to become a safety hazard.



The Emerald Ash Borer larvae are less than 1 inch long, but big enough to kill a mature tree.



The trees are killed by the Emerald Ash Borer larvae feeding on the inner bark layer (phloem) until it girdles the tree. Feeding tunnels in the ash bark created by the Emerald Ash Borer larvae.