The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Buprestidae), a native of Asia, was discovered in the USA and Canada in 2002. This serious pest of ash trees (Fraxinus sp.) infests and quickly kills trees by mining the cambium area, disrupting the tree’s transport system. As newly infested trees do not typically show distinctive external visual symptoms there is a growing need to be able to trap adult beetles so that accurate surveying can be done. Here we present a general overview on lure and trap development for capturing EAB over the last 4 years. Ash volatile emissions from both bark and leaf tissue will be reported with respect to how their ratios change during tree stress effects and how some of these compounds appear to be attractive to adult EAB in 2005/2006 field tests. The potential role of leaf and bark volatiles will be discussed in relation to the general chemical ecology of EAB and its host. We will also present findings on how EAB trap design and placement have been studied and improved over the last 4 years and discuss what the future holds for EAB monitoring.