Emerald Ash Borer in Kansas City-It's Here!
If you aren't planning on preventative treatments, 

you can Kiss Your Ash tree goodbye.

*Emerald Ash Borer Update-
EAB is now in suburban Johnson County!

Based on the recent finds of EAB, we are recommending all homeowners with high value Ash trees inject them in 2015 for control of Emerald Ash Borer.

 If you have a valuable Ash tree or trees, there is  one treatment method that has worked every time it has been

 used correctly. Do not settle for anything less than Tree-Age.

 

 *There are other chemicals being marketed for EAB control that are not going to work well on large trees or under heavy beetle pressure.

 

The picture below is worth a thousand words-Tree-Age treated tree on the left, untreated tree on the right. Any Questions?

Pictured below is an Ash tree we removed March 19th, 2015  in Prairie Village, Kansas.
The tree was dying and had serpentine galleries caused by Emerald Ash Borer. Folks, have no doubt, EAB is here!

Map of Emerald Ash Borer Infestation as of March 2, 2015

 Pictured below is an an Ash tree in Wyandotte County, Kansas.Picture was taken May 2nd, 2014. EAB infestation was confirmed.

To put things in perspective, here is a photo of what a typical street lined with Ash trees looks like before and after EAB.

 
*We will see this in local neighborhoods, on untreated Ash trees.

 Winter 2014/2015-Received an email from KCMO City Forester Kevin LaPointe. Forestry crews are finding EAB everywhere on the Missouri side and are finding it far South, close to State Line/119th.

September 2014-EAB is on the move!
EAB was confirmed in Shawnee Mission Park and in Overland Park. These 2 recent finds tell us that EAB is moving through Johnson County.
Kevin Lapointe, City Forester for Kansas City, Missouri has confirmed that his crews are finding EAB everywhere.

June 26, 2014-Emerald Ash Borer found in Roeland Park, Kansas.City Forester Carl Wisdom confirmed EAB was found in a trap tree.
This was verified through state and federal agencies.
This is the first confirmed find in the suburban Johnson County area and should be considered a wake-up call for residents with high value Ash trees. Now is the time to start injecting for preventative control.