Invasive Species, Emerald Ash Borer
2002 • North America
"Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, is an exotic beetle that was discovered in southeastern Michigan near Detroit in the summer of 2002. It probably arrived in the United States on solid wood packing material carried in cargo ships or airplanes originating in its native Asia. Because ash trees in North America have no immunity to the insect, EAB has the potential to wipe out more than 700 million ash trees in Michigan. Since 2002, it has killed more than 30 million ash trees in southeastern Michigan alone."
"Emerald Ash Borer," emeraldashborer.info http://www.emeraldashborer.info/michiganinfo.cfm#sthash.OYyIvIIP.dpbs
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