Effects of emerald ash borer on municipal forestry budgets

•The greatest effect of EAB occurred 5–8 years after confirmation in a state.•A $280.5 (±79.9) million annual increase in municipal budgets occurred due to EAB.•EAB reduced budgets for tree pruning, watering, fertilization and safety training.•Spending on tree and stump removal doubled due to EAB. T...

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Published in:Landscape and urban planning 2017-01, Vol.157, p.98-105
Main Authors: Hauer, Richard J., Peterson, Ward D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agrilus
Agrilus planipennis
Ashes
Budgets
Coleoptera
Economic analysis
economic impact
Emerald
Emerald ash borer
Forestry
Fraxinus
Initial conditions
Landscapes
managers
Municipal budget
Phases
Urban Forest Management
urban forestry
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Summary:•The greatest effect of EAB occurred 5–8 years after confirmation in a state.•A $280.5 (±79.9) million annual increase in municipal budgets occurred due to EAB.•EAB reduced budgets for tree pruning, watering, fertilization and safety training.•Spending on tree and stump removal doubled due to EAB. This study examines the financial impact of emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis Farimaire; Coleoptera: Buprestide) on municipal forestry budgets. Three distinct phases were evident: an initial time period of 0–4 years (little budget change), year 5–8 time period (rapid budget increase), and years 9–12 (rapid budget decrease) after EAB was confirmed in a state. The 5–8year time period had increased spending as detected through the total forestry budget (p=0.011), total municipal forestry budget (percent forestry budget) as a percentage of the total municipal budget (p
ISSN:0169-2046
1872-6062
DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.05.023