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The Emerald Ash Borer: An Ash Tree's Worst Enemy!

This article is from Issue Student Scientist - Vol. 10 No. 1.

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The emerald ash borer is an invasive species that uses ash trees for reproduction and food. Their activity ultimately kills the tree. In this study, the student scientists are trying to find out how soil properties in the Oxbow are related to the ash trees infested by the emerald ash borer.

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• Emerald Ash Borer Research Highlight

  For more information visit http://www.fs.fed.us/research/highlights/highlights_display.php?in_high_id=631

• Fighting Invasive Emerald Ash Borers

  An article about fighting invasive emerald ash borers with wood peckers and citizen scientists

  For more information visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/fighting-invasive-emerald-ash-borers-woodpeckers-and-citizen-scientists

• Life Science
• People and Science

• The Scientific Process

• Invasive Species

• Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (A)
• Natural hazards (F)
• Nature of science (G)
• Populations and ecosystems (C)
• Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter
• Regulation and behavior (C)
• Risks and benefits (F)
• Science and technology in society (F)
• Science as a human endeavor (G)
• Structure of the earth system (D)
• Understandings about science and technology (E)
• Understandings about scientific inquiry (A)