EAB: The Morning After
by Kathleen Preece
For a time, we thought we might be safe. We found out, we aren’t. The emerald ash borer, or “EAB” as it is commonly (but not affectionately) referred to, has shown its beetle face among the ash trees of St. Paul. So far the borers, which threaten Minnesota's 900 million ash trees, have been found only along the western border of St. Paul. However, several Saint Paul neighborhoods have potential to be especially hard hit as ash trees were popular with developers in post World War II neighborhood developments; ash were planted extensively throughout the city.Authorities have removed at least 67 trees there and put up traps and removed bark from weakened trees to reduce any further attraction for the beetles. Read the rest of "EAB: The Morning After ..."
