JoAnne Captures Mill Brook and Traps For The Ash Borer In Fairfax

[Henry]

Hello Henry,
2 pictures of the Mill Brook on Boissonneault Rd.
The traps for the ash borer have appeared on Cherrierville Rd.

JoAnne

[mirjo]

What is an ash borer and why are there traps? There is one in a tree next to where I live on Huntville Rd. I didn't know what it was when I saw it. I was wondering why someone hung a blue box in a tree.

[Shadylane08]

the emerald ash borer is an invasive spieces that targets ash trees, and eventually kills them.  Heres the wikipedia on them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_ash_borer

[Razzle Dazzle]

The color attracts the ash Borer and  it is sticky to trap the insect.
Here's a good explanation written by someone much smarter than me : http://vtdigger.org/2011/05/18/purple-ash-borer-traps-installed-in-vermont/