Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and Dutch Elm Disease, now common in south-central Ontario are on the move northward. See these recent articles: Multiple efforts launched to help ensure ash species survives (Sault Star) Elm trees in North Bay under attack (Sudbury Star)

The Canadian Forest Service announced Wednesday it is releasing parasitic wasps in Ontario and Quebec this week in an effort to control the population of emerald ash borers. Read full story on CBC News. What do you think?? Leave a comment, start a discussion.

See this recent Owen Sound Sun-Times article for an update on the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in Grey & Bruce counties. BGWA Board members Donna Lacey and Cam Bennett were featured interviewees in the story.

Woodlands-related news from Science Daily: This iridescent jewel beetle, responsible for the death of more than 50 million ash trees in the United States, has blazed an absolute path of destruction west since its discovery in Michigan in 2002. Recently the pest has been detected in Colorado, and just this spring it was confirmed in …

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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has launched an awareness campaign to support the goals of the Invasive Species Act: to enable the prevention, early detection, rapid response and eradication of invasive species in the province. Access downloadable species fact sheets, report a sighting, view maps, and much more, at: http://www.ontario.ca/InvasionON