INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana DNR says some ash trees in Indiana will survive the invasion of the emerald ash borer if a DNR initiative is successful.
The agency is using chemical treatments to protect large groups of ash trees in areas unaffected by the borer.
Candidate trees have been identified and tagged by staff of Nature Preserves.
Treatments will take place this spring and will include all species of ash found in Indiana.
The emerald ash borer is a non-native insect that has killed almost all mature ash trees in the northern two-thirds of the state.
The invasion is moving south and will likely kill all of the state’s ash trees without intervention.
