Ash debacle similar to chestnut demise – in Pennsylvania and beyond
Invasive insect is wiping out important tree species.
Ash trees
Scourge of the ash borer evident on Froggy Bottom
Author clearing dead ash trees from his homestead
Emerald ash borer making its presence known in New York
Tree damage visible as the invasive insect takes its toll.
Experts: Wisconsin’s extreme cold can kill invasive emerald ash borer
Recent polar vortex won’t cause the insect to go extinct, but could buy landowners time to treat ash trees that haven’t been infected yet.
Silver lining to bitterly-cold weather: Sub-zero temps killing emerald ash borers
So, this year’s polar vortex is good news for ash in Minnesota.
Emerald ash borer beetle epidemic could spell end of ash trees in Decatur
(U.S. Forest Service photo)DECATUR, Ill. — The emerald ash borer epidemic that hit central Illinois five years ago is still going strong and could spell the end of ash trees in the community of Decatur. Decatur Park District Horticulture Supervisor Josh McGrath told the Herald & Review that the community will be “pretty much cleaned out of ash trees” in…
Two charged with felony for theft of trees in Iowa
Now it’s walnut trees that are being cut down and sold illegally.
New York state expands emerald ash borer quarantine
Departments of Environmental Conservation, Agriculture and Markets expand area restricting movement of ash wood to slow spread of invasive pest.
Twin Cities to lose nearly 60,000 trees to emerald ash borer
More than 8,500 boulevard ash trees have been removed in St. Paul so far. The city is taking down trees so quickly it doesn’t have enough funds left to cover immediately pulling stumps and replacing trees.
In Iowa, Cedar Falls stops ash tree removal in bid to seek borer treatment
Suspends removal of healthy ash trees after learning of advancements in treatment of trees infected by emerald ash borer.
Plausible connections: Study links increase in crime with emerald ash borers
I’m all in favor of trees in general and ash trees in particular. I’m dead set against emerald ash borers and criminals.
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