Hope for Ash in beneficial insect

"Three species of wasps collected from ash trees in China have the potential to save ash trees in North America.

In mid-June, Purdue University researchers, armed with permits from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, began to release 200 of the first wasp species in an ash forest near Rousch Lake in Huntington.

These wasps lay their eggs into the eggs of emerald ash borers. As the wasps feed, grow and develop, they eventually kill the ash borer eggs."

"While researchers are optimistic about the study, Cliff Sadof, Purdue professor of entomology, said any control benefits could be a few years away."

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