Category Archives: Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald Ash Borer: What to Look For

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Mary Schier

I attended the Minneapolis Home and Garden show last week, and after viewing the gardens and checking out all the cool gadgets, I stopped in the MSHS room to buy a few lily bulbs. While there I visited with a … Continue reading →

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Emerald Ash Borer — Learn More About It

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Mary Schier

With the Emerald Ash Borer infestation in Minnesota now spreading to Minneapolis, this spring is a good time to learn more about the borer, how it spreads, and what can be done to slow it. With millions of ash trees … Continue reading →

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Update on the Emerald Ash Borer

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Mary Schier

Saturday I had a chance to attend part of the Minnesota Master Gardener Conference at the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus. The campus is about a mile north of the St. Anthony Park neighborhood where Minnesota had its first … Continue reading →

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What an Ash Tree Looks Like

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Mary Schier

One of the commenters on  Locallygrownnorthfield.org, a community Web site where I live, noted that while she has seen lots of pictures of Emerald Ash Borers, she has not seen any of an ash tree. Good point! Ash are commonly … Continue reading →

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If You're Worried About Emerald Ash Borer…

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Mary Schier

You may want to check out the attached PDF of an article written by plant pathologist Katharine D. Widin in the May/June 2008 issue of Northern Gardener. As you may know, the presence of EAB  in St. Paul was confirmed … Continue reading →

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