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Colin Bonser
Entomologist with USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection (Southern Region, Pineville, Louisiana), expert on emerald ash borer.
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Oct 10, 2026
Emerald Ash Borer with Dr. Colin Bonser | Timber University #624
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4:39Brady SelfHOST
But I guess to get the ball rolling and get things started off here, can you tell us what EAB is? Where'd it come from? What the problems are in our forests? And we'll just start off with that, just the life cycle of it, anything that applies.
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4:57Colin BonserGUEST
So the big takeaway is that emerald ash borer is going to be one of the most destructive forest pests that has been released into North America.
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21:15Shawn TangerHOST
so you mentioned earlier that ash trees are really prevalent in these riparian areas so of course if they're getting destroyed there uh there's ecological consequences is that uh Is that why you would be trapping along the Delta? Because it's just such a big eco-region that we're paying attention to, or is there another rationale?
Emerald Ash Borer with Dr. Colin Bonser | Episode 47
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4:29Brady SelfHOST
But I guess to get the ball rolling and get things started off here, can you tell us what EAB is? Where did it come from? What the problems are in our forests? And we'll just start off with that, just the life cycle of it, anything that applies.
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4:47Colin BonserGUEST
So the big takeaway is that emerald ash borer is going to be one of the most destructive forest pests that has been released into North America.
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Sean TangerHOST
so you mentioned earlier that ash trees are really prevalent in these riparian areas so of course if they're getting destroyed there uh there's ecological consequences is that uh Is that why you would be trapping along the Delta? Because it's just such a big eco-region that we're paying attention to, or is it another rationale?