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Oregon gets first West Coast evidence of deadly killer that hides in ashes

SALEM, Ore. An unwelcome, uninvited guest is arriving in Western Oregon this summer, and the destructive emerald ash borer is raising concerns about its effects to West Coast forests,

1.4 Million Urban Trees Will Be Dead By 2050 Due to Infestation of Invasive Species

A new study shows that an invasive infestation will kill over a million urban tree areas across the United States. The forecast shows that nearly all ash trees in more than 6,000 communities will be infested by the emerald ash borer.

North Iowa Outdoors: EAB Found in Winnebago and Worth Counties – Mix 107.3 KIOW

Emerald Ash Borers (EAB) have been found in Winnebago and Worth counties for the first time. This invasive insect has now been found in 84 of Iowa’s 9

Progress in the Parks: Buggy about Bugs

Progress in the Parks: Buggy about Bugs Clint Dalbom Parks Superintendent One day this past spring I was in the Neosho Parks Department Office doing weekly paperwork when I received a telephone call. The young man on the other end of the line identified himself as an employee of Missouri Department of Agriculture and was asking if it would be okay if he hung a couple emerald ash borer traps in Morse Park along Hickory Creek. Much of my career with the Missouri Department of Conservation I worked with different insect outbreaks or population surveys of one type or another. Most of the traps that I have dealt with are usually small and mostly inconspicuous, usually going unnoticed by most citizens. Traps like the bright orange Gypsy Moth traps that have been placed around Missouri for many years occasionally draw a few questions, but for the most part they go unnoticed.

Jean Stimmell: Living in Ghost Land