Woodpeckers love to eat emerald ash borer larvae, and heavy woodpecker damage on ash trees may also be a sign of infestation.

What animals eat emerald ash borer?

In addition to the introduced biocontrol agents, some native wasps have also been shown to parasitize emerald ash borer larvae, and birds – especially woodpeckers – eat the larvae and pupae.

What wasp eats emerald ash borer?

Oobius agrili is the smallest of the wasps and targets EAB eggs. When this wasp locates an EAB egg in tree bark, it injects an egg inside the host egg, where it will hatch, grow, and kill the EAB egg.