Woodlot Management and the Emerald Ash Borer

摘要

Woodlot owners in New York will at some time be dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis. In the last issue of the New York Forest Owner we provided an update on the EAB situation in New York; please refer to this article for background information. In this article we will fdhis specifically on what you can be doing as a woodlot owner to prepare for the EAB. One of the most important things to remember is that EAB is not currently widespread in New York so most woodlot owners have time to plan ahead and benefit from additional ash volume growth. Indeed, if the state's efforts to "Slow the Spread" are successful we will have even more time to develop and implement management strategies. One thing to consider is that every year your woodlot is EAB free the ash volume is increasing and in some stands this can be significant. Right now we really have no good guesses about how fast EAB will be moving through the state.