Minneapolis Star Tribune Sievert said that although the insecticide, emamectin benzoate , has been shown to be effective, there has been strong community resistance to the use of insecticides in Minneapolis. The result: a program of steady removal and replacement of all ash trees.
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum Tree-service specialists across north central Ohio are busy this summer injecting ash trees with a variety of insecticides — dinotefuran , emamectin benzoate and imidacloprid — in attempts to stave off the beetles. “I've seen them bore into saplings ...
Plain Dealer ... rescue ash trees from the emerald ash borer insect. At $59 per tree every three years, injections of emamectin benzoate are a lot cheaper than taking down the majestic trees and replacing them, which has been the city's strategy for defeating the ...
Plain Dealer (blog) An insecticide called emamectin benzoate is injected into the trunks of the ash trees, the holes are plugged and the tree is protected from the insects for three years, said Rob Gorden, director of urban forestry for the firm. The application method is ...
