Out of the Ashes: Lessons from the Emerald Ash Borer
Submitted by Melissa Williams on May 28, 2013By now, most of you have probably heard about the Emerald Ash Borer. Whether you’ve read an article about the invasive pest in a local newspaper, attended a municipal information night, or heard about it from one of our EAB Ambassadors, word is getting around that this tiny insect is going to have a huge impact on our ash trees. That said, numbers on a page an estimated 700,000 ash trees in York Region’s urban areas are at risk of infestation may be one thing, but actually getting out there to see first-hand the impact that the borer is having on the trees in your neighbourhood is another.