The Potential Risk Posed by Emerald Ash Borer to Cultivated and Wild Olive Trees
Journal: Forests
Year: 2025

Emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) is an Asian woodborer that is a destructive pest of ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees throughout North America and in parts of Asia and Europe. It has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees worldwide in the past two decades and has shown some ability to infest novel hosts, most notably white fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus L.). Here, I review the evidence that this beetle can succeed on cultivated olive (Olea europaea L), a close relative of wh