An invasive, tree-killing bug species was discovered again in Texas. While the pest has not been found in Bexar County, agriculture officials urge caution and awareness.
– The Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive, wood-boring pest that populates ash trees and has killed millions of trees across 35 states since arriving in the United States in 2002. And now, it has been discovered again in Texas., adult beetle specimens were collected in late June in northern Cooke County.
While initially labeling them as part of the EAB family, further testing was ordered and one of the beetles was sent to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The beetle was confirmed to be an EAB. The EAB was first detected in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County in East Texas. Since then, the EAB has been confirmed in“EAB is a major threat to urban, suburban and rural forests as it aggressively kills ash trees within two to three years after infestation,” Allen Smith, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Forest Health Coordinator, said.
After the lab identified the beetle, Cooke County was added to a list of Texas jurisdictions “under quarantine” by the Texas Department of Agriculture .from Texas A&M’s Forest Service, “TDA quarantines are designed to slow the spread of the insect by restricting the movement of any woody ash material leaving the quarantined area.
While the press release does not confirm the presence of EABs in Bexar County, communities are encouraged to find
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