Lucagbo.... lab2 2 tree pests
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The emerald ash borer, native to China, was introduced to the United States in the 1900s through infested wood packing material. It has since killed over 20 million ash trees in the Midwest by tunneling under the bark as larvae and disrupting nutrient transport. While preying on various tree species, firewood quarantines and natural predators help control further spread of the destructive invasive pest.
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Lucagbo.... lab2 2 tree pests
- 1. Creatures That Bug our Tress Raziel B. Lucagbo Botany 202
- 2. Native to China Transported to United States in infested packing material
- 3. Killed 20 million trees in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana Firewood quarantines to prevent new infestations
- 4. Spread to U.S. in 1870 Oaksand Aspens are most common host Larva defoliate tress Small mammals and birds are predators
- 5. InfestPonderosa and Coulter pine trees • Mainly Western State Tree loss considered normal ecological process
- 6. Photos and information courtesy of the USDA Forest Service • forestry.about.com