Control activities and long-term monitoring for the West Virginia EAB infestation
| Authors: | Phillip A. Lewis, Richard M. Turcotte, Alan J. Sawyer |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Type: | Other |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| Source: | In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009; 2009 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-51. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 84-85. |
Abstract
An EAB population was discovered in late 2007 at a recreational area near Oak Hill in Fayette Co., West Virginia. A survey conducted within a half-mile radius of the original trap tree identified 312 ash trees. Of these about half were observed with binoculars for signs of infestation; 21 trees were obviously infested (four heavily), 22 were possibly infested, and 110 showed no signs of infestation.
Parent Publication
- Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009