Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The emerald ash borer is known by entomologists by its acronym: EAB. If you’re an insect aficionado or a tree lover, you likely already know this name. For the rest of you, it’s a name you will know soon enough. It is the cause of arguably the most catastrophic current tree death events in the history of North America.
We made this video as a way to introduce you to the issues. I hope you find it useful. If so, I'd encourage you to share it with your friends, neighbors and family.
Thanks - Rob Nelson
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A big thanks to all current and future patrons who are helping fund this science communication outreach via Patreon: bit.ly/2Sfmkph
The detailed article with extra videos about ways to protect your trees is here: untamedscience.com/biodiversity/emerald-ash-borer
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This video was made possible through a grant from the USDA Forest Service. This project was also a collaboration between a ton of different people and groups. We wanted to point out everyone who helped us create this resource here.
Jeff Eickwort at the Florida Forest Service helped us find financial resources to make this film to help Florida residents understand what is coming and have a set of simple tools to put into action to help slow its spread as it approaches.
Dr. Jiri Hulcr is the forest entomologist in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. His guidance and expertise in finding various experts for the film was the only way this film was made. He also provided his skilled storytelling ability throughout the narrative. Without him, the project wouldn’t have gotten off the ground. Also special thanks to Dr. Andrea Lucky and the Hulcr family for being tour guides as we drove around town getting all this footage.
Dr. Lynne Rieske-Kinney is the forest entomologist at the University of Kentucky. She helped organize the amazing crew on the ground in Lexington where all the trees were falling. Thank you to all of the amazing crew on the ground there for helping us get some stellar footage of tree-falls.
Dr. Jason Smith is a forest pathologist at the University of Florida / IFAS who gave us a ton of information about solutions in ash tree health moving forward.
The Hulcr lab at the University, had a ton of fantastic people who helped get macro shots of these beetles. In particular, Dr. Andrew Johnson spent two days with us in the lab getting these macro shots.
Dr. Andrew Loyd at Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories gave us a detailed walkthrough of treatment solutions for ash trees.
Haley Chamberlain and Jonas Stenstrom served as the photographers and filmmakers on this project. It was directed by Rob Nelson.
Our patrons here helped us fund the creative outreach projects that linked to this, such as the how-to-photography video, the gimbal video and the ash tree treatment videos. Those videos help us do so much more with projects like this. A special thanks goes to Tobias Haase, Dennis Horn, Medesthai, and Johanna van de Woestijne for their extra support.
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The emerald ash borer is known by entomologists by its acronym: EAB. If you’re an insect aficionado or a tree lover, you likely already know this name. For the rest of you, it’s a name you will know soon enough. It is the cause of arguably the most catastrophic current tree death events in the history of North America.
We made this video as a way to introduce you to the issues. I hope you find it useful. If so, I'd encourage you to share it with your friends, neighbors and family.
Thanks - Rob Nelson
--------------
A big thanks to all current and future patrons who are helping fund this science communication outreach via Patreon: bit.ly/2Sfmkph
The detailed article with extra videos about ways to protect your trees is here: untamedscience.com/biodiversity/emerald-ash-borer
--------------------
This video was made possible through a grant from the USDA Forest Service. This project was also a collaboration between a ton of different people and groups. We wanted to point out everyone who helped us create this resource here.
Jeff Eickwort at the Florida Forest Service helped us find financial resources to make this film to help Florida residents understand what is coming and have a set of simple tools to put into action to help slow its spread as it approaches.
Dr. Jiri Hulcr is the forest entomologist in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. His guidance and expertise in finding various experts for the film was the only way this film was made. He also provided his skilled storytelling ability throughout the narrative. Without him, the project wouldn’t have gotten off the ground. Also special thanks to Dr. Andrea Lucky and the Hulcr family for being tour guides as we drove around town getting all this footage.
Dr. Lynne Rieske-Kinney is the forest entomologist at the University of Kentucky. She helped organize the amazing crew on the ground in Lexington where all the trees were falling. Thank you to all of the amazing crew on the ground there for helping us get some stellar footage of tree-falls.
Dr. Jason Smith is a forest pathologist at the University of Florida / IFAS who gave us a ton of information about solutions in ash tree health moving forward.
The Hulcr lab at the University, had a ton of fantastic people who helped get macro shots of these beetles. In particular, Dr. Andrew Johnson spent two days with us in the lab getting these macro shots.
Dr. Andrew Loyd at Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories gave us a detailed walkthrough of treatment solutions for ash trees.
Haley Chamberlain and Jonas Stenstrom served as the photographers and filmmakers on this project. It was directed by Rob Nelson.
Our patrons here helped us fund the creative outreach projects that linked to this, such as the how-to-photography video, the gimbal video and the ash tree treatment videos. Those videos help us do so much more with projects like this. A special thanks goes to Tobias Haase, Dennis Horn, Medesthai, and Johanna van de Woestijne for their extra support.
Don't forget to subscribe to this channel for more great science videos!
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Second Camera: amzn.to/2B9HInR
Main Lens: amzn.to/2BaEXTk
The Adventure Camera Bag: amzn.to/2B8WYRH
The Macro Lens: amzn.to/2hHUhxW
Telephoto Lens: amzn.to/2za1FJV
Our Mega Wide Lens: amzn.to/2z9KtnS
Our BEST On-camera Mic: amzn.to/2hGuSVt
The Drone: amzn.to/2z84Bqc
My Moving Timelapse Setup: amzn.to/2SeCZcJ
GoPro HERO 7: amzn.to/2ShoPHG
Our Filmmaking Book: amzn.to/2zV88LS
Our Music: goo.gl/roSjb7
The full video setup: kit.com/UntamedScience
(By buying through these links you help us support the channel)
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Website: untamedscience.com
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Here are more links to our work:
If you're new to filmmaking, explore our series on Basic Photo and Video Techniques: youtube.com/watch?v=c-EG-A7IRIc
Our behind-the-scenes YouTube Channel: youtube.com/user/robnelsonfilms
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