Ash Borer

SAMIAM · 05-12-2017, 07:51 AM

Heard a rumor that the Emerald Ash Borer has been seen in this area.
Hope it's not true ....got 4 beautiful trees and they are in a spot that is almost impossible to reach with a crane so they would need to be climbed to take done.

chipj29 · 05-12-2017, 08:05 AM

If they are not there yet, they will be soon. They have decimated ash trees up through the Concord area. I have a bunch of ash trees on my property, and treat the ones I care about. But it is only a matter of time for me, as I have seen the bugs around my property.

SAB1 · 05-12-2017, 08:34 AM

I suspect they have been around for a few years. Over on the back roads behind Squam I have seen the purple traps in the trees for a 2 or 3 years so I figure they must be around. I saw a couple traps in Tuftonboro last year. Just as alarming is the hemlock adelgid. I'm battling that now in Mass.

ishoot308 · 05-13-2017, 09:34 AM

Help me out here as I have one very important Ash tree on the island that supplies an enormous amount of shade. What does this ash borer look like and what can I do to prevent it from getting at my tree?.

Thanks!

Dan

Orion · 05-14-2017, 11:18 AM

I've seen them out on Cow Island for at least 3 years. Not many, but hard to miss with their metallic green shells.

ishoot308 · 05-14-2017, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Orion

I've seen them out on Cow Island for at least 3 years. Not many, but hard to miss with their metallic green shells.

So they are beetles?... what can one do to prevent infestation in a tree??

Thanks!

Dan

kawishiwi · 05-14-2017, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ishoot308

So they are beetles?... what can one do to prevent infestation in a tree??

Thanks!

Dan

http://www.hungrypests.com/the-threa...-ash-borer.php

chipj29 · 05-15-2017, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ishoot308

So they are beetles?... what can one do to prevent infestation in a tree??

Thanks!

Dan

Root injection treatment (done by a professional tree guy) every 2 years is what I do,

05-12-2017, 07:51 AM	#1
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,897 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	Ash Borer Heard a rumor that the Emerald Ash Borer has been seen in this area. Hope it's not true ....got 4 beautiful trees and they are in a spot that is almost impossible to reach with a crane so they would need to be climbed to take done.

05-12-2017, 08:05 AM	#2
chipj29 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bow Posts: 1,874 Thanks: 521 Thanked 308 Times in 162 Posts	If they are not there yet, they will be soon. They have decimated ash trees up through the Concord area. I have a bunch of ash trees on my property, and treat the ones I care about. But it is only a matter of time for me, as I have seen the bugs around my property. __________________ Getting ready for winter!

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ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,267 Thanks: 2,399 Thanked 5,286 Times in 2,057 Posts	Help! Help me out here as I have one very important Ash tree on the island that supplies an enormous amount of shade. What does this ash borer look like and what can I do to prevent it from getting at my tree?. Thanks! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

05-14-2017, 11:18 AM	#5
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	yep I've seen them out on Cow Island for at least 3 years. Not many, but hard to miss with their metallic green shells.

05-12-2017, 08:34 AM	#3
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,230 Thanks: 190 Thanked 320 Times in 235 Posts	I suspect they have been around for a few years. Over on the back roads behind Squam I have seen the purple traps in the trees for a 2 or 3 years so I figure they must be around. I saw a couple traps in Tuftonboro last year. Just as alarming is the hemlock adelgid. I'm battling that now in Mass.