LIMA – Lima residents may be seeing numerous trees coming down soon as the Lima Village Highway Crew deals with the destructive Emerald Ash Bore, EAB. This spring, the highway crew will begin examining existing Ash trees to determine which ones will need to be removed. "We usually try doing them throughout the spring and summer, and we do it as we can get to them, as we notice them," said Village Superintendent of Public Works, Ben Luft. … [Read more...]
Chip Holt Nature Center To Hold Seminar on Emerald Ash Borer
LAKEVILLE — The Chip Holt Nature Center will be hosting an information session on protecting our forests against the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect impacting the health of trees in Livingston County. The Emerald Ash Borer is a species of beetle that feeds on and kills ash trees with a population that is steadily growing. Many towns in Livingston County are currently dealing with infestations. Aaron Schreiner of Finger Lakes … [Read more...]
Avon to Ask NYS for $50K to Replace Diseased Ash Trees
AVON – As the emerald ash borer (EAB) digs deeper into Avon, the Village is preparing a counterattack. The plan is to take out infected ash trees in the area of Avon Driving Park before the bugs can and use a New York State grant to replace them with disease-resistant species. The Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of applying for a $11,000 to $50,000 Urban and Community Forestry Grant from New York State to replace the trees … [Read more...]
Village of Geneseo Could Cut Ash Trees to Bamboozle Beetles
GENESEO – The Village Board of Trustees are weighing the pros and cons of removing ash trees from public land to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer (EAB), a destructive beetle known to already be present in some privately owned trees in Geneseo. EAB is a little bug with a big target on its back for destroying some 50 million ash trees in the U.S. Though nothing is final, Mayor Richard Hatheway said that the Village Board will continue … [Read more...]
Emerald Ash Borer Digging Into Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Local municipalities are trying to swat back known infestations of emerald ash borer (EAB), a beetle that feeds on and kills ash trees, as populations of the bug spread further south into the county. According to the Livingston County Planning Department, known infestations have now spread south from Caledonia into surrounding towns and villages, and it is up to these municipalities to take action to save the ash … [Read more...]
DEC Asks Swimming Pool Owners to Check for Asian Longhorned Beetles
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – This exotic looking, invasive, tree-killing beetle is being hunted by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and they invite pool owners to help. According to a press release from the DEC, the fourth annual Asian longhorned beetle swimming pool survey will run from from July 24 to August 30, and pool owners can help in taking photos and sending bugs in to scientists before they damage more of New York State's … [Read more...]