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Chapter 12: Slide 5 of 11
How could EAB impact Texas?
The emerald ash borer has not yet been detected in Texas, but its presence has been confirmed as far south as eastern Missouri and Tennessee.
Spread of the ash borer is thought to be largely the result of people transporting infested firewood from quarantined states.
In an effort to limit the spread of EAB, federal, state, and local officials are printing posters, enacting quarantines and levying fines for the movement of wood.
Ash makes up a smaller portion of the hardwood forest canopy in Texas compared to the eastern U.S. Nevertheless, the impact of EAB on forest resources and urban trees in Texas could be substantial. As one Midwesterner said, "You never realize how many ash trees there are in your neighborhood until they start dying."
