emerald ash borer

State officials ask private landowners to check their ash trees for beetle damage.

The Maine Forest Service says pathogen outbreaks decimated some localized caterpillar populations.

The beetle, which has killed millions of ash trees across the country, first appeared in the U.S. more than 20 years ago. It established in Maine in 2018.

The state plans to release data from summer surveys in November, which could indicate where the invasive beetle is spreading.

The emerald ash borer arrived in Maine in 2018. Now strategies are underway to protect ash trees from the invasive beetle.

York and Cumberland counties as well as parts of Oxford and Aroostook counties have been under quarantine for several years to prevent further spread of emerald ash borers.

The emerald ash borer is continuing to spread across the state. The invasive insect has recently been observed in Lovell, Gray, Lewiston, Waterville and Oakland. These are the first detections in Androscoggin and Kennebec counties.

The emerald ash borer continues its spread across Maine, with seven new infestation sites confirmed this fall.The Maine Forest Service announced Thursday…

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Officials with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry say an emerald ash borer was found in a beetle trap in Payson Park in…