More evidence of ash borer found in Minn.
Experts are finding more evidence of emerald ash borers in the Twin Cities. State tree and insect experts began fanning out along the Minneapolis and St. Paul border Tuesday. They found several more infested trees within a 2-mile radius of last week’s discovery of the tree pest in St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Experts are finding more evidence of emerald ash borers in the Twin Cities.
State tree and insect experts began fanning out along the Minneapolis and St. Paul border Tuesday. They found several more infested trees within a 2-mile radius of last week’s discovery of the tree pest in St. Paul.
It was the first day of systematic searching for ash borers, which could threaten Minnesota’s 900 million ash trees.
Workers from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources and the University of Minnesota Extension Service looked for evidence of the ash borer.
The ash borer has devastated forests in Michigan and Ohio. It’s believed the insect arrived in the United States in packing crates from China.
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