Read on for what's happening locally in the fight against EAB.
Excerpt from Patch.com, May 7, 2011
By Jessica Tobacman
"The Emerald Ash Borer is a problem in Burr Ridge.
The EAB beetle is infesting ash trees in the area, essentially starving them. When enough of these one-half-inch long insects are living within an ash tree, they destroy the system that moves nutrients throughout the tree. When enough of them are living within a tree, the bark pulls away from the wood. There may be thousands of bores in one tree.
“It’s like a traffic jam,” said Gary Gatlin, Burr Ridge Village arborist." (read more)
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