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Fighting invasive emerald ash borers with woodpeckers and citizen scientists

Emerald Ash Borer
Invasive non-native insects have been called the “wildfires of the East,” given the damage they cause to trees. One pest, the emerald ash borer, has killed hundreds of millions of rural and urban ash trees.  An arborist injects an ash tree with insecticide. (USDA Forest Service photo by Therese Poland.)…
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