(PhysOrg.com) -- Wood debris from January ice storms in Southern Indiana and Kentucky provides an opportunity for emerald ash borer detection, said one Purdue University expert.
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Biological invasions pose major threats to biodiversity, but little is known about how evolution might alter their impacts over time.
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Since its introduction, the emerald ash borer (EAB) has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the United States, killing hundreds of millions of ash trees at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Ecology
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Ohio this year has banned the sale of Callery pear trees that are crowding out native wild plants in many forests across the country.
Ecology
Jan 21, 2023
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The invasive fungal disease ash dieback has already affected 90% of ash trees in Central Europe. In addition, an invasive beetle threatens the trees. But there is now good news: trees that are resistant to the fungus are ...
Ecology
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A new study estimates that over the next 30 years, 1.4 million street trees will be killed by invasive insects, costing over 900 million dollars to replace. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society's Journal ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2022
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Since the emerald ash borer's introduction to the United States at the beginning of the 21st century, forest ecologists and government officials have striven to stem its destruction of ash forests. Despite those efforts, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2020
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With leaves taking on more golden hues, trees skirting the drive to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in northeastern Tennessee are beginning to show the first signs of fall. A few even look like they've ...
Ecology
Oct 3, 2014
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The emerald ash borer (EAB), a relatively new invasive insect pest, has killed tens of millions of ash trees throughout the eastern United States since it was first detected in 2002 in Michigan and Canada. This insect has ...
Ecology
Jun 5, 2013
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A mysterious invasive disease has hit a stand of southeast Michigan trees, adding to a long list of threats faced by state forests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2022
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