The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a highly invasive, non-native insect that attacks and kills all species of North American ash trees, including white, green and black ash. EAB is native to Asia and was first detected in the U.S. in summer of 2002 feeding on ash trees in the Detroit area. It has been confirmed in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa, and now South Dakota. A&A Tree Service is prepared to address it head on and help you treat your trees! Adult EABs are emerald green beetles that are approximately 1.5 inches long with slender, elongated bodies.
A&A Tree Service cares about trees! Make plans to plant trees this spring - they are needed now more than ever! The more than 100 million trees that died in California after being weakened by drought and insect infestations have transformed large swaths of the Sierra Nevada into browned-out tree cemeteries. In some areas more than 90 percent of trees are dead. By putting out fires, "we've changed completely the fire component of these ecosystems, " he said. How might the dead-tree forests affect California?