August is last month to treat ash trees until spring – Town of Oakville

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Town of Oakville completes treatment of almost 2,700 ash trees The Town of Oakville is reminding residents that as part of the Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s registration approval of the natural bio-insecticide TreeAzin, the deadline to treat ash … Continue reading →

Sarnia’s dying ash trees pose a safety risk, resident says – The Sarnia Observer – Ontario, CA

Sarnia needs to take action on hundreds of dying trees decimated by the emerald ash borer because they pose a safety risk to residents, a city man says. Jeff Glass lives on Woodhaven Avenue, where a row of once beautiful … Continue reading →

Traps for EAB research – InsideHalton

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NORTH OAKVILLE TODAY – No, it’s not a child’s kite stuck in a tree. It’s a trap – an emerald ash borer trap to be exact. The neon green, triangular box-shaped traps are hung from ash tree branches across Oakville. … Continue reading →

EAB Publication by Grimalt et al. – Foliar residue dynamics of azadirachtins following direct stem injection into ash trees for control of EAB

BACKGROUND: Azadirachtins are natural insecticides derived from the neem tree. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an exotic invasive insect pest that infests various ash tree species and has the potential for significant economic, aesthetic and ecological impacts throughout North … Continue reading →

EAB Publication by Kreutzweiser et al. – Environmental safety to decomposer invertebrates of azadirachtin as a systemic insecticide to control EAB

The non-target effects of anazadirachtin-based systemic insecticide used for control of wood-boring insect pests in trees were assessed on litter-dwelling earthworms, leaf-shredding aquatic insects, and microbial communities in terrestrial and aquatic microcosms. The insecticide was injected in to the trunks … Continue reading →