Steve Ash
10-13-2005, 8:32 PM
Ash borer war falters in Michigan - 10/13/05
Pest invades the U.P., threatens to spread into Wis.; could wipe out trees in eastern North America.
The discovery of the emerald ash borer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is strong evidence the state is losing the battle with the deadly beetle that already has destroyed more than 15 million ash trees in the state, according to experts.
Scientists and wood industry experts fear that the prolific beetle, which reproduces by the thousands per tree, now will escape from the Upper Peninsula and move into Wisconsin.
With ash trees in Ohio, Indiana and Ontario under attack, some experts fear the pest could eventually wipe out the ash tree population of eastern North America.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0.../A01-347299.htm (http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0510/13/A01-347299.htm)
Pest invades the U.P., threatens to spread into Wis.; could wipe out trees in eastern North America.
The discovery of the emerald ash borer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is strong evidence the state is losing the battle with the deadly beetle that already has destroyed more than 15 million ash trees in the state, according to experts.
Scientists and wood industry experts fear that the prolific beetle, which reproduces by the thousands per tree, now will escape from the Upper Peninsula and move into Wisconsin.
With ash trees in Ohio, Indiana and Ontario under attack, some experts fear the pest could eventually wipe out the ash tree population of eastern North America.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0.../A01-347299.htm (http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0510/13/A01-347299.htm)