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On high alert for ash borers Article by Dawn Huddlestone Photograph: Daniel Herns, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Photograph: Penn. Dept. of Conserv. and Nat. Resources It’s a lean, green, eating machine and it’s making its way to Muskoka. When it does, it could have devastating effects on our local ash population. The emerald ash borer is a small – about one centimetre long – metallic green, bulletshaped beetle that attacks all true species of ash (Fraxinus spp.). It was discovered in the County of Simcoe in 2013 and has been found on Manitoulin Island and in Sault Ste. Marie. Traps have been set in Bracebridge’s Kerr Park, in a partnership between the Muskoka Conservancy and the Town of Bracebridge, to determine if the beetle has arrived in Muskoka. “The beetle is lethal to ash trees,” says Allison Winmill, a forest health specialist with BioForest Technologies, who helped to set the traps. “If left untreated, an infested tree will die.” It’s the beetle’s larvae that does the most damage, says Winmill. “The adult female will lay her eggs on the bark of the tree. When they hatch, the larvae then tunnel into the cambial layer of the tree (its growing layer) and begin to feed. They chew in a characteristic “S” or serpentine pattern, which causes the vascular tissue to become compromised by preventing the flow of essential water and nutrients between the leaves in the crown and the roots. The larvae overwinter under the protective bark, and in the spring the adult beetle emerges and the cycle begins again.” By the time it’s apparent the tree is in distress, it has already experienced severe internal damage. Early detection of the beetle is crucial, which is why green prism traps have been hung in Bracebridge. They use a “green leaf volatile in combination with a pheromone to attract the beetles, which then stick to the trap,” says Winmill. Emerald ash borers migrate slowly on their own – only a few kilometres per year, according to Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program – but they can travel in infested wood products like firewood, lumber and wood chips. “For Muskoka, this is a big concern,” says Winmill. “People should not be transporting firewood around the province to try and Left: The beetle’s larvae do the most damage. When they hatch, the larvae tunnel into the cambial layer of the tree and begin to feed, which prevents the flow of essential water and nutrients in the tree. Top left: About one centimetre in length, the emerald ash borer is a metallic green, bullet-shaped beetle that attacks all true species of ash. Top right: Traps have been set in Bracebridge in a partnership between the Muskoka Conservancy and the Town of Bracebridge, to determine if the beetle has arrived in Muskoka. August 2016 UNIQUE MUSKOKA 13 Photograph: Allison Winmill
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