The invasive beetle gutting Arvada’s ash trees - Arvada Press

The invasive beetle gutting Arvada’s ash trees - Arvada Press

Arvada’s 97,000 ash trees are in danger. The culprit? A green jewel beetle native to northeast Asia, called the emerald ash borer, which feeds on ash trees and reproduces in their bark crevices.  The borer’s larvae feed even more, wreaking havoc on the tree’s vascular system and causing dieback and eventual death.  The emerald ash borer (commonly called the EAB) was first discovered in the Homestead Park neighborhood near 64th Avenue and Sherida…