Emerald ash borer: Difference between revisions

Adult beetles are typically bright metallic green and about {{cvt|8.5|mm|in|sp=us}} long and {{cvt|1.6|mm|in|sp=us}} wide. [[Elytra]] are typically a darker green, but can also have copper hues. Emerald ash borer is the only North American species of ''[[Agrilus]]'' with a bright red upper abdomen when viewed with the wings and elytra spread. The species also has a small spine found at the tip of the abdomen and [[serrate]] antennae that begin at the fourth antennal segment.<ref name="EABID">{{Cite web |last=Parsons |first=Gary L. |title=Emerald ash borer: A guide to identification and comparison to similar species |publisher=USDA |date=November 2008 |url=http://www.emeraldashborer.info/files/eab_id_guide.pdf |access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref> They leave tracks in the trees they damage below the bark that are sometimes visible.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bioadvanced.com/articles/controlling-emerald-ash-borers |title=Controlling Emerald Ash Borers to Protect Ash Trees &#124; Bioadvanced}}</ref> AdultsAdult beetles of other species can often be misidentified by the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Native Borers and Emerald Ash Borer Look-alikes |url=http://www.emeraldashborer.info/documents/E-2939.pdf |publisher=Michigan State University Extension |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Volkovitsh |first1=Mark G. |last2=Orlova-Bienkowskaja |first2=Marina J. |last3=Kovalev |first3=Alexey V. |last4=Bieńkowski |first4=Andrzej O. |title=An illustrated guide to distinguish emerald ash borer (''Agrilus planipennis'') from its congeners in Europe |journal=Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research |language=en |doi=10.1093/forestry/cpz024 |year=2019 |doi-access=free}}</ref>