🪲 Emerald ash borer has been detected in five additional Texas counties: Delta, Erath, Hardin, Walker and Wood. With eight new county detections this year, monitoring remains critical to tracking EAB’s spread and helping communities and landowners prepare.
ALT Map illustrating the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in Texas from 2016 to 2026. Areas within Texas are color-coded by year to show confirmed cases: gray for 2016-2020, brown for 2021, orange for 2022, green for 2023, light green for 2024, blue-green for 2025, and red for 2026. Includes a Texas A&M Forest Service logo and states data is confirmed as of August 19, 2026. A small insert depicts the insect and its scientific name, Agrilus planipennis.