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If you think we're seeing a little more green this St Patrick's Day in Glen Ellyn, it's because our village has an unwanted tiny green guest - not to be confused with the friendly Leprechauns roaming the streets today. They're a shiny green bug that kills Ash trees it infests.
Today, the Village announced that Glen Ellyn is the latest community to discover the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB). The EAB infestation was confirmed at two separate locations in Glen Ellyn by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA) on March 16, 2009.
Lots of questions: one is, with more village budget cuts expected, who will pay for inspections and costs to remove infected trees?
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My neighbor has an ash that straddles our property line in the front yard. It is, IMO, on the three-year death cycle. I am guessing it will not leaf this year. Will that full-time wage earning part-time forestry person come out and look at it...you know, being an ash and all, or should I have them call Al's Tree Service?
Posts: 9128 | Location: CLEA | Registered: November 04, 2004
Straddles may be my way of saying it is his and hangs over my property. They are nicest people in the world, but I'll bet you could drop a dead moose in their yard and I don't think they would notice. I will have to point out to him that it needs attention.
Posts: 9128 | Location: CLEA | Registered: November 04, 2004
for what it's worth, I'm across Fawell from COD, and the bug showed up last fall. Our association will be removing and replacing the ash trees on a five year basis.
Posts: 441 | Location: Glen Ellyn, IL USA | Registered: October 06, 2003
I live in Wheaton and we have a large ash in our backyard that we are trying to save. We heard from various arborists that the beetle was on the way so we found some insecticide at the Growing Place in Naperville (once a year application). It is pricey ($75/gallon), but it would be worth it if we could save the tree.
There was some information about the borer in the last newsletter from the arboretum. If you have an ash that you want to try to save, give the plant clinic a call for advice.
Success of the current treatments available decreases markedly with the age of the tree. At about 20+ years (maybe 10-12" diameter at breast height),your tree is likely history should the bug show up, even with treatment.
