Emerald ash borer to cost Chicago-area homeowners, arborists say
by Maisie Ramsay
June 5, 2008
The emerald ash borer has killed 25 million ash trees in Michigan since it was discovered there in 2002 and arborists in the Chicago area are bracing for similar losses as the invasive insect spreads.
BY MAISIE RAMSAY – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE
An invasive insect has spawned a cottage industry for infested ash trees. When the emerald ash borer swept through Michigan, killing about 25 million trees to date, much of the wood was run through the chipper to prevent the spread of [...]
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