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Borers branch out from ash trees (EAB attacking fringetrees now)

nick_b79
9 years ago

http://readingeagle.com/ap/article/borers-branch-out-from-ash-trees

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed recently that the borer had attacked the white fringe tree, which is in the same family as not only the ash, but forsythia and lilac.

Experts don't know quite what to make of the find yet, other than that it is worrisome.

"This is bringing up more questions than answers," said Tom Tiddens, supervisor of plant health care at the Chicago Botanic Garden, which is part of a "sentinel plant network" that monitors pests and pathogens.

It also has 42 "beautiful" fringe trees to fret over."

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