Success of Treating Emerald Ash Borer in Residential Community Released on YouTube

Birmingham, MI (PRWEB) May 28, 2009

The video segment, "Ash Trees Survive Emerald Ash Borer in Residential Community," showing the oldest known site of successful EAB treatment was released on the YouTube Web site today.

The video segment reports on flourishing ash trees in the neighborhood community of Homestead Estates in Plymouth, Michigan. The trees were planted throughout the area in June 2000 and showed signs of decline and infestation by the following year. Treatment began in 2001 before EAB was formally identified. Photos of the initial infestation and tree damage are shown along with the recovered, healthy trees that show no further signs of problems. The YouTube URL is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFgnBe-GTo

The video segment is part of "Saving Trees from EAB," a 24 minute video shown on http://www.TreeResearch.org hosted by Dr. Dave Roberts, specialist and district horticulture agent with Michigan State University Extension, who first identified Emerald Ash Borer in the United States in 2002. It provides details about the background, signs and diagnosis of EAB, as well as an overview of the chemicals and fertilizers used to successfully treat Ash trees.

The recommended treatment shown is annual applications of the insecticide Pointer in areas with heavy infestations or in the curative stages and the use of it every other year in preventive situations. Pointer, an Imidacloprid product from ArborSystems that is labeled by the EPA for two-year control, is used along with various fertilizers and root stimulants to keep the trees healthy.

The recommended application method is trunk injections that do not require drilling, since the drilled holes can permanently damage a tree's ability to move and store water and other nutrients. The non-drilling application is done with ArborSystems' Wedgle Direct-Inject system. It delivers chemical inside the tree at a known dose rate with no environmental exposure using a needle-like injection tip that is pushed through the bark. It is the only trunk injection method that does not require drilling and can treat most trees in five minutes or less.

The original 24 minute video was created for homeowners, commercial property owners and municipalities. It features real life examples of the most efficient remedy and procedure for healing and saving Ash trees rather than destroying or cutting them down. EAB has destroyed millions of Ash trees throughout the Midwest since it was first identified in 2002. For more information, visit http://www.TreeResearch.org.

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