Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Officials try to halt spread of beetle

Officials try to halt spread of beetle (AP)

In an undated photo provided by Michigan State University, an adult emerald ash borer is shown. The tree-killing beetle that has wiped out millions of ash trees in Michigan has grabbed a foothold around Toledo, Ohio, and pest experts are now focused on stopping it from spreading it through the Midwest. (AP Photo/Michigan State University)AP - Agriculture officials are hoping to stop the eastward spread of the emerald ash borer beetle, an invasive, hard-to-control insect that has killed more than 20 million trees in the Midwest and Canada and is heading toward Virginia.


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