1. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info EAB Community Action Monitoring and Reporting David Cappaert, Michigan State University, bugwood.org

2. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info What can you do to help Ash Trees and Slow the Spread of EAB? Don’t Move Firewood Collect Ash Tree Seed Serve on a Community Preparedness Planning Committee Serve on an EAB Task Force Help Conduct Community Tree Inventories Monitor for EAB Report Suspicious Sightings Educate Yourself and Your Friends and Neighbors

3. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 1) Don’t Move Firewood NYS Law- you cannot move firewood more than 50 miles from its source. Burn it where you buy it. Full details at the DEC web site: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/28722.html This is not just for Emerald Ash Borer, but also things like Asian Longhored Beetle, Gypsy Moth, Oak Wilt and more. Check out more at: http://www.dontmovefirewood.org/

4. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 2) Collect Ash Seed Save germoplasm for future ash generations! Make it Count: Select the Best Trees Wild populations Magnificent individuals Document the parent tree: GPS Site and forest information http://www.ashseed.org James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

5. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 3) Community Preparedness Planning Volunteer to help your community develop an Emerald Ash Borer Community Preparedness Plan. Preparedness Plans are designed to answer management, liability, legal and budget questions before there is an emergency situation. – EAB can have a large impact very quickly – Dead ash trees in community locations is a public safety concern

6. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Plan Elements Background – description of the community and EAB’s potential impact Management Plan - outline of specific management actions for specific trees, and who will implement the actions Education Plan – identifies stakeholders and how they relate to EAB and outlines their educational needs Budget - what will management cost and how it will be paid for. Contacts - who is responsible for the plan and its implementation Sources of Information – EAB references for planners and stakeholders

7. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info How you can help with the Plan Be part of the committee that develops the plan Research ordinances and local laws Educate community members Assist with inventory completion/ updating Write grants/look for funding Help with replanting efforts

8. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Plan Materials The Emerald Ash Borer Community Preparedness Plan Development Workbook can be found at http://nyis.infohttp://nyis.info Sample NY Plans can also be found there. (coming soon) Sample Plans from around the country can be found at http://www.emeraldashborer.info.http://www.emeraldashborer.info

9. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 4) EAB Task Force Participation Serve on an EAB Task Force Task Forces look at regional/multi-communities needs such as: Shared Resources (staff, equipment) Ash wood marketing/utilization Community Education Inter-municipal coordination Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Bugwood.org

10. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 5) Volunteer Inventory Help take stock and assess ash trees on streets, in parks and in public places (or in private yards) Basic Inventory Skills – Ash Tree ID – Tree measurements – GPS Usage (optional) Advanced Skills – Some tree health/structural problem identification training David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org

11. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Inventory Tools I-Tree Tools- I-Streets inventory program – http://www.itreetools.org/ http://www.itreetools.org/ – Freeware developed by the USDA Forest Service and other partners. – Will be a fit for most inventory projects. Work with a consulting arborist to develop your own inventory system based on local needs

12. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 6) and 7) Monitor and Report Monitoring helps: Identify newly infested areas Identify where EAB is not Knowing where EAB is and its rate of spread has impacts on response levels and the use of insecticides and other management tactics.

13. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 6) Monitoring The basic steps: 1) Learn the signs and symptoms of EAB 2) Learn to identify ash trees Michigan Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.orgDavid R. McKay, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org

14. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Monitoring 3) Decide on the parameters of the local monitoring system. Assign volunteers to areas Develop reporting protocol Survey methods for monitoring can be found at http://beetledetectives.com and http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/72136.html http://beetledetectives.com http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/72136.html Michigan Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org

15. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info EAB Survey Techniques Visual Inspection Canopy thinning Bark splitting Woodpecker foraging Epicormic sprouting Biosurveillance Native predatory wasp Trapping Purple Prism Traps (PPT) Baited with chemical lure Trap tree With Purple Prism Trap David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Toby Petrice, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

16. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Biosurveillance Ground Nesting Predatory Wasp, Cerceris fumipennis The wasp provisions her nest with beetles and is an efficient forager. Go to: http://www.cerceris.info/ for complete informationhttp://www.cerceris.info/

17. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Trap Trees/ Sentential Trees A much more effect way to attract EAB is to deliberately girdle ash trees. EAB is attracted to chemicals released by stressed ash trees. At the end of the season, the tree is cut down, and the bark peeled off.

18. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Finding EAB in a Trap Tree

19. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Hybrid Traps Combination purple prism traps and girdling is being used to increase the chances of trapping Emerald Ash Borer in an area. In some cases insecticides are also added to kill EAB that feed on the tree.

20. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info EAB Prism Traps Purple Prism Traps are plastic traps painted with a lure and a sticky substance. Not very effective, and only available through APHIS.

21. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 7) Reporting Sample Identification Confirming the Identity of an Emerald Ash Borer or suspected trees contact: Your local CCE office: http://www.cce.cornell.eduhttp://www.cce.cornell.edu Call the DEC EAB and Firewood Hotline 1-866-640-0652 Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Bugwood.org Marianne Prue, Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry, Bugwood.org

22. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Reporting Both the NYSDEC and USDA APHIS have monitoring and reporting tools DEC: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/72136.html EAB Detection Fact Sheet and On-Line Survey Formhttp://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/72136.html – Includes step-by-step monitoring instructions APHIS: http://beetledetectives.com/ EAB and Asian Longhorned Beetle Fact Sheets and On-Line Monitoring Formhttp://beetledetectives.com/

23. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info 8) Educate yourself and others Go to CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S INVASIVE SPECIES WEB SITE for complete up to date Emerald Ash Borer information: http://nyis.infohttp://nyis.info TALK to your local Cornell Cooperative Extension educators, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation foresters and NYS Agriculture and Markets inspectors.

24. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Educational Web Sites CCE New York Invasive Species Information Web Site: nyis.infonyis.info NYS Department of Environmental Conservation: www.dec.ny.govwww.dec.ny.gov NYS Agriculture and Markets: www.agmkt.state.ny.us/PI/eab.html www.agmkt.state.ny.us/PI/eab.html Emerald Ash Borer: http://www.emeraldashborer.info http://www.emeraldashborer.info

25. Preparing for the Emerald Ash Borer http://nyis.info Credits Presentation prepared by – Rebecca Hargrave, Horticulture and Natural Resources Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County, jrh45@cornell.edu, and jrh45@cornell.edu – Mark Whitmore, Forest Entomologist with Cornell University Department of Natural Resources mcw42@cornell.edu mcw42@cornell.edu Funded by USDA/APHIS and Cornell University April 27, 2011