Are New England's Iconic Maples at Risk?

Are New England's Iconic Maples at Risk?
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:32:00 -0500

Are new England's iconic maple trees at risk? If a beetle has its way, the answer may be yes.

Results from the first study of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) in forests show that the invasive insect can easily spread from tree-lined city streets to neighboring forests.

A paper reporting the results appears today in the Canadian Journal of Forestry.

Successful ALB eradication efforts in Chicago, and ongoing eradication efforts in Boston, New York, and other ...

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