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- 1. Emerald Ash Borer –Is It Still A Threat? Jessie Liebenguth Horticulturist – Reiman Gardens – Iowa State University
- 2. Jessie Liebenguth Horticulturist,Reiman Gardens ISU Horticulture Grad Professional interests include roses, high consequence pests and pathogens, & annual production All-America Selections, American Garden Rose Selections judge
- 3. Reiman Gardens Opened1995 17 acres south of campus (1.1 miles from Hansen Learning Center) Griffith Buck rose collection nationally accredited through APGA Focus on education, butterflies, natural beauty
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- 5. 2017 Theme: WATER! Washed Ashore – Art to Save the Sea 9 large sculptures and one jelly bloom Late April through October
- 6. EAB Crash Course ci.bristol.ct.usIowatreepests.com Pretty, green insect with purple abdomen Adult stage ½” long, 1/8” wide Feed in tree tops, hard to see
- 7. EAB Crash Course Iowatreepests.com Larva is the bad hombre Bell-shaped segments 1.25” before pupation Feeds on tree’s transportation systems
- 8. EAB Crash Course iowatreepests.comlabs.russell.wisc.edu Look for D-shaped exit holes Look for S galleries under the bark
- 9. EAB Crash Course BranchesTree Experts Attack ash trees(*) Look for poor vigor, branch flagging, epicormic sprouting
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- 11. Is Emerald AshBorer Still a Threat? emeraldashborer.info
- 12. NOPE! Go homeand enjoy! Clipartkid.com
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- 15. Tree Mortality Rainbow TreecareScientific Advancements
- 16. Tree Mortality Wachtel TreeScience
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- 19. 2010… (confirmed inIowa) emeraldashborer.info
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- 22. Iowa Counties (39total) Iowatreepests.com
- 23. Why does EABmatter? Emeraldashborer.wi.gov Feed under the bark of ash trees, so difficult to see Can kill a tree in two to four years
- 24. No seriously, whydoes that matter? Reference.com Estimated 8 BILLION ash trees in the U.S. 3 MILLION in Iowa cities 52 MILLION in rural woodlands
- 25. Blah, blah, blah,I don’t care about trees… City of Lenexa Loss of millions of ash trees will cost Iowa over $2.5 BILLION from lost shade, rising stormwater retention costs, and reduced property values!
- 26. WAIT… MONEY?!?! Nrs.fs.fed.us USDAForest Service predicts treatment, removal, and replacement will cost $10.7 BILLION And that’s just for a 25 state area, centered around Detroit…
- 27. How many morefacts do you have? www.csmonitor.com Property values can be 7- 25% higher for homes surrounded by trees Consumers spend up to 13% more at shops near green landscapes Patients who can see trees from their windows are hospitalized, on average, 8% fewer days!
- 28. Want to beeven more upset? Statebystategardening.com
- 29. White Fringetree (Chionanthusvirginicus) Wright.edu In October 2015, EAB was confirmed in white fringetree A visit to Morton Arboretum found nearly half their collection was infested Found in both ornamental collections and wild populations
- 30. EAB & WFT Nhgardensolutions.wordpress.com Found in smaller diameter limbs than ash Does not start on stressed populations Control *might* be “easier”
- 31. Alright, what else?!?! Wikipedia.org Preliminary lab testing has reared viable larva in several other Oleacea members Osmanthus americanus (devilwood) (tiny) Olea europaea (OLIVE!!) (doesn’t feed on foliage)
- 32. IS THERE NOHOPE?!??!?! Co-evolution? Chinese fringetree (C. retusus) Non-preferential feeding? Blue ash (F. quadrangulata) Both? Manchurian ash (F. mandshurica)
- 33. There is hope! www.iowadnr.gov Municipalities participating in tree surveys As of 2016, 331 community urban forest inventories and management plants have been completed through the IDNR
- 34. Ames has aplan! Cityofames.org 20 year plan, FY2015 was year one Includes treatment and removals Diversification and reforestation!!!
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- 36. ISU Extension andOutreach Store.extension.iastate.edu
- 37. Thank you! jlieb@iastate.edu 294-7610 emeraldashborer.info