Invasive Species, Asian Long-horned Beetle
1980s • United States
"In the past two decades, the beetles have shown up in parts of New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Chicago and Ohio. They have killed about 80,000 trees in the United States, according to the federal Department of Agriculture, and could kill millions if left unchecked. That is bad news for bird habitats, parks, gardeners, sawmills and industries such as maple syrup producers in the Northeast....Since 1997, the federal government has spent over $236 million to combat the beetle in New York alone. New York State has spent millions as well."
Global Invasive Species Database, issg.org http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=111&fr=1&sts=sss&lang=EN
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