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An article is presented that reports on the ash borer beetle from China and its effect on trees in the U.S. in 2011. The article discusses the insects in 15 states and the costs associated with managing the invasive species and mitigating its negative effects on the environment. The article describes the borers' infestation of ash trees and the speed of their spread. Information is provided on the use of quarantines and releases of stingless wasps, as well as on invasive species including the nutria and Asian carp.

Reports on efforts to protect forests in Canada and the U.S. from exotic beetles. Damages caused by the emerald ash borer to trees; Strategies implemented to control infestations; Monitoring of pests.

Discusses the infestation of the red oak borer throughout the Ozark highlands forest region of Arkansas and Missouri. Information on the red oak borer; Background on the regeneration plan of the U.S. Forest Service.

The article offers a look several issues involving the nursery and horticultural industry in the U.S. in 2012. It discusses environmental conditions and their role in plant health which are commonly overlooked. It also describes two types of borers, bark beetles and ambrosia beetles. The importance of solar power in the horticultural industry is discussed.

The article discusses the upward trends of beetles and borers in the U.S. The insects generally show up during construction or shortly after construction is completed. These are the species that are generally referred to as having the ability to infest and reinfest structures. The other beetles and borers do not reinfest after the wood dries out. Letting the infestations complete their life cycles, structural removal, directed treatments, heating, freezing or fumigation.

Focuses on emerald ash borer which threatens ash trees in southeast Michigan. Areas in which quarantine were issued on ash trees and ash wood products; Information on emerald ash borers.

The article mentions the breeding season of orchard pest for control and treatments in Geneva and Highland towns of New York, which includes pests such as the Roundheaded Appletree Borer, Dogwood Borer and Codling Moth.

The article discusses a study of the implementation of entomopathogenic nematodes on the peachtree borer, conducted by entomologists of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Services at the Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron, Georgia. The study determines the maximum level of application and formulation for effective control. It showed that nematode Steinernema carpocapsae can effectively control peachtree border damage.

Reports on the placement of green ash trees to monitor emerald ash borer (EAB) at River Farm in Virginia. Statistics on the trees damaged by EAB in the U.S. and Canada; Participation of the Fairfax County Forest Pest Section, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in the project; Process of the examination of EAB infestation according to Urban Forester Frank Finch.

Reports on the decision of communities in Chicago, Illinois to assist the field survey of Morton Arboretum to determine the presence of emerald ash borer insect in the northeastern part of the state. Administrative agency that supported the survey; Information on the emerald ash borer.

The article focuses on a new management resource for dogwood borer developed by a team of researchers from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and North Carolina State University (NCSU). It states that the team has patented the pheromone formulation discovered by researchers from Pennsylvania State University that reduced dogwood borer populations. It mentions that the patent is currently available for commercial licensing.

The article focuses on Mexican rice borer, a serious pest of rice and sugarcane, which is rapidly moving east through the Texas Rice Belt toward Louisiana's highdollar sugarcane industry. Migrating up from Mexico, the Mexican rice borer was first discovered in Rio Grande Valley sugarcane in 1980. Over the next two decades, the insect gradually moved northeast and during the 1990s, it became a serious threat to rice. Mo Way at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Beaumont, and Gene Reagan with the Louisiana State University Ag Center, have teamed up to help farmers in both states combat this pest.

Reports on the formal request of Governor Jennifer Granholm to declare federal disaster in her state in Michigan. Skepticism over the state's capability on its recovery efforts from the widespread and severe infestation of the emerald ash borer; Insufficiency of the state in terms of financial, human and material resources to tackle problems of this magnitude; Recommendations for the necessity of Federal assistance to prevent agricultural catastrophe to the local community.Vendor created [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Discusses ways to handle Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation of wood residuals in the U.S. Plan attack against EAB; Wood grinding; Quarantine process.

Examines the effectivity of Bt corn on eliminating corn borers in the U.S. Reason on the decline of Bt corn value; Benefit of growing Bt corn; Average value on planting Bt corn.

The article reports that United States senators from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio have written a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Michael Johanns requesting emergency funding to fight the spread of the beetle, emerald ash borer (EAB). According to the article, a total of $10 million has been appropriated by the Congress for the eradication of EAB in all three states in 2006. It states that the Office of Management and Budget may allocate an additional $7.5 million in emergency funds.

The article reports on the efforts of nursery growers to fight against emerald ash borer, a voracious predator of ash trees in the U.S. Director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pest Survey Detection and Exclusion Laboratory Victor Mastro said that despite the lack of funding, the research on pesticide has accelerated and is still improving. Scientists are also conducting research into the use of insecticides that have an active ingredient against soil-dwelling bacterium.

Reports on the result of an emerald ash borer survey in Chicago, Illinois. Failure to find evidence of ash borer pests; Approach of the Morton Arboretum to the release of Emerald Ash Borer Readiness Plan for Illinois; Identification of risk areas for the infestation.Vendor created [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents a correction to an article that misstated the presence of emerald ash borer in Wisconsin.Vendor created [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on Michigan's early detection system for Agrilus planipennis or Asian emerald ash borer (EAB), a pest that damage Fraxinuss or ashes throughout the state. State's failed attempt to eradicate the pest; Development of a grid system of trap trees; Ability of the system to attract beetles that are in close proximity to the trap trees.Vendor created [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Discusses whether preventive insecticide applications are necessary in Ohio to protect ash trees from emerald ash borer infestation. Consideration of interaction between biology of the insect and regulatory issues; Devastation of the pest; Recommendation for removal and destruction of infested trees.

Reports on the increasing number of states affected by the emerald ash borer in the U.S. Detection of emerald ash borer in ash trees at a nursery in Prince George's County, Maryland in summer 2003; Indication that affected nursery received ash trees in two separate shipments in April; Detection of the invasive insect in Michigan in 2002; Detection of the second occurrence of the destructive insect in Ohio at a nursery in Hicksville in August 2003; Symptoms of emerald ash borer infection. INSET: MN finds gypsy moths on tree shipment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the discovery of longhorned borer Phorocantha recurva by the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Onslaught of eucalyptus trees; Death of the infested trees; Lack of effective chemical controls for the pest. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the outbreak of red oak borers in the hardwood forests in the U.S. Density of the pest's population; Provision of information on the distribution of beetles; Reduction of red oak components in the forests.

Discusses the emerald ash borer eradication program developed by the National Emerald Ash Borer Science Advisory Panel in Michigan. Phases of the eradication program; Members of the panel; Zones of the large-scale eradication plan; Implementation of the program.

Reports on the discovery of the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis in southeastern Michigan. Origins of the emerald ash borer; Impact of the ash borer on nurseries; Control strategy for the ash borer.