Background Information

          The Emerald Ash Borer is green and it looks similar to a grasshopper. It originated from Eastern Asia. It got brought to America through untreated shipping crates. It is eaten by wasps and wood peckers. This means it is a primary consumer. It is in this category because it eats trees which is in the primary producers. The ash borer eats the leaves but the larvae eat at the inside of the tree and it is the most harmful part of the EAB.  

 

          A food chain is a web of plants and animals that shows how the energy flows from the bottom plants to the top predators. A food web is a chart that shows where organisms are in the wild. The biggest part of a food web is primary producers. This is the biggest category because for every 1 predator, there has to be more of the lower categories. Energy flows through the food web by the bigger organisms picking on the smaller and the weaker. An example would be a wounded or sick bunny being chased by a healthy wolf. When the wolf eats the bunny the     bunny’s energy flows to the wolf.

 

           If the EAB comes it will cause harm to the other species. They can be spread into other countries by humans and it could also be carried into other places on fire wood. When different animals interact, they might make the environment change. If the animals cause the environment to change then it will affect the food chain. When invasive species interact, they can cause damage to the environment and make it un safe for others. The EAB will eat trees and if we don’t stop it then the ecosystem might fail.

       

           The EAB has been in our ecosystems in Colorado since 2013, and the EAB is tearing down our trees and causing terrible hazards. If you want to stop this horror then listen to these tips on how to keep your trees healthy and clear of the EAB. We will also teach you how to know if your trees are infected or not.  If a tree is fifteen inches around then make sure to call a professional to do a insecticide.  If the tree is less than fifteen inches around you may also do a soil drench so the EAB will keep out and your tree will still be healthy. If your tree is infected then call a professional to cut it down and bring it to a different professional to decompose it.  If you are going to try to move wood some were yourself that the EAB isn’t already then stop.  Don’t take wood any were that the EAB isn’t already because it could spread the EAB to different countries.

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Impact of Emerald Ash Borer

        Invasive species take over the environment. It will most likely disrupt the food chain. It could get rid the trees then the EAB will kill the banded ash clear wing moth that feeds on the ash trees. This would affect the whole food                                                                                                                                                         

        If our ecosystem was attacked by the EAB, then many ash trees would be affected. Also, the trees in houses might also be affected by the EAB because it eats away at the house and that could cause a lot of damage to the people’s property. There would be a lot of hazards and a lot more homelessness. The ripple effect on the

EAB is if it eats a lot of ash trees then woodpeckers would not have a way to eat because they would not have a lot of choice of trees to eat from. If the woodpeckers had died off a little then other animals would lose some of their food.   

 

   

Action Plan

  The EAB could adapt to our ecosystem and that could kill a tun of ash trees. If we can stop the EAB and regrow the trees and they will not die. The EAB is living in the trees and making nesting grounds. If they adapt to nest in other species of trees and eat other trees then they all would die.