Ash Borer found in Soo, Canada SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO (wnmu) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of the Emerald Ash Borer in northern Ontario. An infestation has been discovered in a residential area of Sault Ste. Marie.

The invasive beetle was first detected in Michigan in 2002. It has killed tens of millions of ash trees in at least seven other states and in southwestern Ontario, and is most commonly spread by people moving infested materials. A rare species of Sand Wasp found in Windsor, Ontario is being used to combat the beetle.

The Ash Borer can kill healthy trees in only one to two years as the larvae create tunnels by feeding under the bark of trees, preventing the flow of nutrients.
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