1.)  I think a tree may be infested with EAB.  Go to step #3.

2.)  I suspect I have seen an emerald ash borer.  Go to step #5.

3.)  Is my tree an ash?
            Review this guide:  www.mda.state.mn.us/news/publications/ext/ashtreeid.pdf          
            If yes, go to #5.
            If no, go to #7.

4.)  Does my ash tree have symptoms of emerald ash borer?
            Review this guide:  www.emeraldashborer.info/files/E-2938.pdf                                
             If yes, go to #5.
            If no, go to #7.

5.)  Are the symptoms or insects EAB look-alikes?
            Review this guide:  www.mda.state.mn.us/news/publications/ext/eablookalikes.pdf
            If no, go to #6.
            If yes, go to #7.

6.)  If it could be EAB. Contact the Village of Mokena to have a trained EAB First Detector evaluate your site:  (708) 479-3927

7.)  It isn't EAB; so, what is it?  Visit the University of Minnesota Extension "What's Wrong With My Plant" website to diagnose the problem. www.extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo/diagnostics/deciduous/ash/index.html