Emerald ash borer  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump
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classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class:
Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Buprestidae Genus: Agrilus
Species: A. planipennis Binomial name Agrilus planipennis
Fairmaire, 1888  The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis or
Agrilus marcopoli) is a shiny green beetle native to Asia. It
made its way into the United States by accident and has since
been spread to eleven states and to the border with Canada.  The
beetle is an invasive species, and a serious pest which destroys
ash trees. It has killed at least 25 million ash trees so far
and threatens to kill most of the ash trees throughout North
America.[1]  Adults lay eggs in crevasses in the bark. Larvae
burrow into the bark after hatching and consume the living
tissue of cambium and phloem. This causes death within two
years. The average emerging season for the emerald ash borer is
early spring to late summer. Females lay around