Table 1. Insecticide options for professionals and homeowners for controlling EAB that have been tested in multiple university trials. Some products may not be labeled for use in all states. Some of the listed products failed to protect ash trees when they were applied at labeled rates. Inclusion of a product in this table does not imply that it is endorsed by the authors or has been consistently effective for EAB control. See text for details regarding effectiveness.
Insecticide Formulation	Active Ingredient	Application Method	Recommended Timing
Professional Use Products
Merit® (75WP, 75WSP, 2F)	Imidacloprid	Soil injection or drench	Mid-fall and/or mid- to late spring
Xytect™ (2F, 75WSP)	Imidacloprid	Soil injection or drench	Mid-fall and/or mid- to late spring
Safari™ (20SG)	Dinotefuran	Soil injection or drench	Mid-late spring
IMA-jet®	Imidacloprid	Trunk injection	Early-May to mid-June
Imicide®	Imidacloprid	Trunk injection	Early-May to mid-June
TREE-äge™	Emamectin Benzoate	Trunk injection	Early-May to mid-June, is best but may be applied through August
Inject-A-Cide®	Bidrin®	Trunk injection	Early-May to mid-June
Safari™ (20 SG)	Dinotefuran	Systemic bark spray	Early-May to mid-June
Astro®	Permethrin	Preventive bark and foliage cover sprays	2 applications at 4 week intervals; first spray should occur when black locust is blooming (early May in southern Ohio to early June in mid-Michigan)
Onyx™	Bifenthrin
Tempo®	Cyfluthrin
Sevin®	Carbaryl
Homeowner Formulation
Bayer Advanced™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control, Ferti-lome Systemic Tree and Shrub drench, Gordon's Tree and Shrub Insect Killer, Green Light Tree and Shrub Insect Killer, Ortho Max Tree and Shrub Insect Killer	Imidacloprid	Soil drench	Mid-fall or mid- to late spring
Green Light Tree and Shrub insect control with Safari 2G	Dinotefuran	Granular insecticide	Mid-late spring