The Green Menace: Emerald Ash Borer and the Invasive Species Problem

Jordan D. He serves as editor of the Wisconsin Entomological Society Newsletter.. Jordan has taught coursework, chiefly in astronomy and its history, at a number of universities and colleges, most recently at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. in the History and Philosophy of Science from Indiana University (1999). Marché II has been an avocational entomologist for more than 30 yea

Marché II has been an avocational entomologist for more than 30 years, specializing in the Coleoptera (or beetles). He earned his Ph.D. Jordan has taught coursework, chiefly in astronomy and its history, at a number of universities and colleges, most recently at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. About the AuthorJordan D. in the History and Philosophy of Science from Indiana University (1999). He serves as editor of the Wisconsin Entomological Society Newsletter.

EAB has now been found in 27 states and two Canadian provinces. But those numbers are almost certain to keep growing in coming years. More than $300 million in federal USDA-APHIS funds (alone) have been devoted to battling this pest, which has killed some tens of millions of ash trees, chiefly within southeastern Michigan and surrounding states. While primarily a case study, this work nonetheless examines larger issues concerning invasive species as a whole, their inadvertent transport and worldwide spread through the rise of globalization, regulations that have been adopted to prevent their introduction, and the successes or failures of state and federal agencies to try and enforce those regulations. This volume is an account of the scientific and social responses made to the discovery of an invasive forest insect -- the emerald ash borer or EAB (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888) -- in North America, that was formally announced in July 2002. No previous knowledge of EAB or invasion biology is assumed.This book covers all of the major aspects of scientific research and management that have occurred since EAB was recognized in 2002. Since its recognition, this wood-boring beetle has become one of the most destructive and costly exotic species ever encountered. It off