emerald ash borer

Maine

Defoliation from Browntail Moth caterpillars declined over 95% in Maine this year

Ari Snider

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

Environment and Outdoors

South Portland launches intervention plan against invasive emerald ash borer

Patty Wight

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.

This undated photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shows an adult emerald ash borer. Maine forestry officials gave expanded quarantine zones to try to prevent the spread of three invasive forest pests that pose threats to the state's timber industry. The pests include the emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid and European larch canker.

Environment and Outdoors

Maine Forest Service urges municipalities to prepare for emerald ash borer infestations

Ari Snider

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

Emily Francis leads an outdoor training on the collection of ash seeds.

News

Groups are working to protect trees — and traditions — from the emerald ash borer

Carol Bousquet

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

Dalton Hyde (center right) and Glenn Taylor, members of the Great Smokies vegetation crew, work to rescue white ash trees from the emerald ash borer, an aggressive beetle that is threatening the ash trees at Great Smoky Mountains National Park and across the east.

Environment and Outdoors

State proposes more quarantines to slow spread of tree-killing invasive species

Kevin Miller

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.

Environment and Outdoors

As emerald ash borer is found in new areas, Maine further restricts movement of ash products

Irwin Gratz

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.

Environment and Outdoors

Emerald Ash Borer Infestation Spreads To 7 Maine Communities

Jennifer Mitchell

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

Environment and Outdoors

Maine Broadens Restrictions To Curb Spread Of Forest Pests

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine forestry officials are broadening restrictions about the movement of some wood and forest products to try to stop the spread of a…

Environment and Outdoors

Beetle Connected To Ash Tree Deaths Found In Portland

Jennifer Mitchell

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…

Environment and Outdoors

State To Release Pest-Killing Wasps To Combat Emerald Ash Borer

Ed Morin

The Maine Forest Service is releasing three species of tiny, non-stinging wasps in northern Maine as part of an effort to battle an invasive pest that's…