As fall approaches, watch out for invasive beetle species infesting trees
Currently, Clermont County is one of only four areas in the United States under quarantine for the Asian Longhorned Beetle and checking trees for the pests could be important to preventing their spread.
and last updated 2021-08-03 18:08:30-04
Currently, Clermont County is one of only four areas in the United States under quarantine for the Asian Longhorned Beetle and checking trees for the pests could be important to preventing their spread.
The beetles are dangerous, burrowing in and out of trees and permanently weakening their limbs and structure. Damaged trees could more easily come down or drop branches, particularly in severe weather.
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MADISON, Wisconsin, April 8, 2021 (ENS) – “Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever-increasing world trade,” U.S. Forest Service scientists conclude in a new comprehensive assessment of the invasive species that confront America’s forests and grasslands, from new arrivals to some that invaded so long ago that people are surprised to learn they are invasive.
This open access report describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Led by Therese Poland, a research entomologist and project leader with the Northern Research Station, the assessment is the product of 115 authors from the Forest Service, other federal and state agencies, and land partners from the university, non-government organization and tribal communities.