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Maps

Relative Density of Ash Trees in Southeastern Michigan (PDF, 0.41MB)
Cooperative Emerald Ash Borer Project (PDF, 0.84MB)
Updated 05/18/2007
Distribution of Ash (PDF, 0.21MB)
Quarantine Counties and Outliers
Regulatory Incidents with EAB presence by county in MI, IN and OH (PDF, 1.00MB)
3/10/2006

Questions

Identification

Signs and Symptoms of the Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 5.14MB)
Updated December 2005 - Photos showing signs of emerald ash borer. Pros and cons of insecticide treatment options
Native Borers and Emerald Ash Borer Look-alikes (PDF, 6.27MB)
February 2005 - Photos of insects that look like emerald ash borer
Distinguishing Ash from other Common Trees (PDF, 0.50MB)
This key is intended to help you distinguish between some common deciduous landscape trees frequently confused with ash, including: elm, boxelder, mountainash, walnut and hickory
Emerald Ash Borer Color Photos (PDF, 0.93MB)
USDA Pest Alert newsletter (PDF, 0.23MB) | (Spanish version (PDF, 0.64MB))
Deborah G. McCullough, Steven A. Katovich - a one page newsletter on how to identify eab, the biology of eab, symptoms of eab, etc.
Unwanted Poster (PDF, 0.93MB)

Management

Homeowner Guide to Emerald Ash Borer Treatments (PDF, 0.96MB)
January 2006 - Treatment recommendations for homeowners
Firewood Alert Poster (PDF, 0.59MB)
Unwanted Hitchhiker (PDF, 1.24MB)
Hiring A Tree Company - What You Need to Know (PDF, 0.07MB)
Hiring an Arborist (PDF, 0.01MB)
Take this quiz before you hire someone to treat your ash tree for Emerald Ash Borer

Restoration

My Ash Tree is Dead... Now What Do I Do? (PDF, 7.32MB)
February 2005 - Tips outlined to utilize the wood from the dead and dying trees in homeowner's yards
Ash Tree Disposal Sites - Michigan only
A listing of disposal sites in Michigan that will accept dead and dying ash trees/materials
Alternative Tree Species Selection (PDF, 1.02MB)
This guide gives suggestions for species that should be considered in situations where a homeowner, landscape, or urban forester may have planted an ash in the past in Michigan's lower peninsula
Planting the right tree in the right location (PDF, 0.06MB)
Tree Planting Detail (PDF, 0.06MB)
Tree Maintenance Guidelines (PDF, 0.04MB)
Tree Maintenance Checklist (PDF, 0.04MB)

Contacts

Regulations

For MSUE Staff only