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Tree Pest

Tree Pest. Creatures That Bug Our Trees Marcel Roberts Botany 202. Longhorn Beetle. Native to China Transported to infested packing material. Emerald Ash Borer. Killed 20 million trees in Michigan , Ohio, and Indiana Firewood Quarantines to prevent new infestations. Gypsy Moth.

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Tree Pest

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  1. Tree Pest Creatures That Bug Our Trees Marcel Roberts Botany 202

  2. Longhorn Beetle Native to China Transported to infested packing material

  3. Emerald Ash Borer Killed 20 million trees in Michigan , Ohio, and Indiana Firewood Quarantines to prevent new infestations

  4. Gypsy Moth Spread to U.S. in 1870 Oaks and Aspens are most common hosts Larva defoliant trees Small mammals and birds are predators

  5. Western Pine Beetles Infest Ponderosa and coulter Pine trees mainly western state Tree loss considered normal ecological process

  6. Acknowledgments Photos and information courtesy of the USDA Forest Service Forestry.about.com

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