Ash trees in Wisconsin coming down fast in race against deadly bug
It might seem extreme, but a lot of communities are cutting down healthy-looking trees.
By: TMJ4 Staff
and last updated 2021-05-26 15:40:17-04
WHITEFISH BAY, Wisc. â It might seem extreme, but a lot of communities are cutting down healthy-looking trees.
Those trees are the target of a very hungry bug.
Nathan Schuettpelz oversees the emerald ash borer program for Whitefish Bay.
His company triages treats, and removes trees that look like breakfast for a bug born to kill.
TMJ4 Emerald ash borer, being in the state of Wisconsin, doesn t allow you to choose between keeping or removing your tree. It s gotta go, Schuettpelz said.