Alien versus predator
In the last decades, invasive emerald ash borer beetles decimated native ash tree populations across North America. LEFT: An adult emerald ash borer. (Photo courtesy of F.W. Ravlin, Michigan State University) CENTER: An emerald ash borer larva in an ash log. (USDA Forest Service photo by…
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Ash protection collaborative across the Wabanaki [VIDEO]
MAINE—The Eastern Region’s most recent FS Talks highlighted a unique collaborative effort to save and effectively manage brown ash (or black ash) from the destructive emerald ash borer.While established populations of emerald ash borer have been present in the Midwest for a couple of decades, the insect only reached the state of Maine in recent years and is not widespread…