EAB (Emerald Ash Borer)

THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DISASTROUS. IN AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE, THE CFIA HAS MADE A MOVE TO EXPAND THE REGULATED AREA FOR EAB TO COVER MOST OF ONTARIO as per Map 1. “The presence of EAB has now been confirmed in 27 Ontario counties, and in seven areas in the province […]

CFIA to modify the regulated areas for EAB

June 8, 2014 in EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) / Invasive Species / Public Policy / Urban Forest tagged CFIA / Emerald Ash Borer / Government Policy by OUFC

The curious connection between an invasive beetle that has destroyed over 100 million trees, and subsequent heart disease and pneumonia in the human populations nearby The blight was first detected in June 2002, when the trees in Canton, Michigan, got sick. The culprit, the emerald ash borer, had arrived from […]

When Trees Die People Die

January 24, 2013 in EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) / Human Health / Invasive Species tagged Emerald Ash Borer / forest canopy / tree disease / Tree value by OUFC

By Mark Cullen, Ottawa Citizen September 6, 2012 If you could have saved the mature elm trees of Ottawa from the ravages of the Dutch elm disease, would you have done it? If I offered you the chance to in-vest, say, $1,000 spread over six to eight years (approximately $150/year) […]

The cost of not saving Ontario’s ash trees

September 19, 2012 in EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) / Tree value / Uncategorized tagged ash trees / Emerald Ash Borer / Tree value by OUFC

A tour “The Appetite for Destruction Tree Tour” of afflicted Ash trees took place in Guildwood, a Scarborough subdivision on May 26 to raise awareness of this nationwide disaster affecting some communities drastically. From- http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/1362185–guildwood-tour-opens-eyes-to-scale-of-ash-borer-threat by Mike Adler May 25, 2012 People interested in […]

80% of Tree Canopy to Die

June 1, 2012 in EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) / OUFC / Tree value / Urban Forest tagged Emerald Ash Borer / LEAF / tree canopy / tree news by OUFC

Toronto’s tree canopy could use your help ttp://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/26/torontos-tree-canopy-could-use-your-help/ Sarah B. Hood Apr 26, 2012 – 11:11 AM ET | Last Updated: Apr 25, 2012 6:19 PM ET In 2007, a small, rather pretty green bug called the Emerald Ash Borer was discovered in Toronto. The EAB, a very successful Asian native, likes to feed […]

By 2017, all of Toronto’s 860,000 ash trees may well ...

April 27, 2012 in EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) / Public Policy / Tree value / Urban Forest tagged Disaster / Emerald Ash Borer / tree canopy / tree disease by OUFC