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Town continues to battle EAB by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 11 | Thursday, June 4, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com The Town of Oakville continued its war against the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Monday, launching its annual Ash Canopy Conservation program. Oakville's Forestry Services Manager John McNeil announced the initiation of the municipal ash tree-saving program on Barclay Crescent where virtually the entire tree canopy is made up of large ash trees. The event saw municipally-hired contractors inject the bio-insecticide TreeAzin into the ash trees to protect them against the invasive EAB, which is more voracious this year than ever. "This year we are moving into an aggressive treatment phase. Why? Because the insect population has built up substantially," said McNeil. "The Town, through its consultant BioForest, has been measuring the build-up of the population. It's fascinating how, since 2009, see Fight on p.12 n ow o f f e r i n g P h ys i ot h e r a P y o s t eo Pat h y at h l e t i c t h e r a P y Monday, the Town of Oakville kicked off Emerald Ash Borer ( EAB) Awareness Week ( June 1-7) with the launch of its annual Canopy Conservation program. The Town, along with contractor partner TruGreen, was on Barclay Crescent in southeast Oakville, demonstrating how TreeAzin is injected into trees to combat the bug. Pictured here, TruGreen employee Jonathan Wragg injects the tree with vials of TreeAzin. The average-sized mature tree in this area need 16-18 injections. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) oakvillesportsmedicinecentre.ca 905 337 8455