Akron Beacon Journal: Scientists Say Fight to Stop Tree-killing Emerald Ash Borer is Doomed

The emerald ash borer has been taking out ash trees across much of the upper midwest and southern Ontario. The Beacon Journal’s Bob Downing reports that a coalition of scientists and resource managers says present policies in Ohio to contain the beetle, including quarantine and removal of all ash trees within a half mile of an infestation, won’t work and only hurt forests. Some 280,000 trees have been cut down in the state, he reports. Downing also writes that he obtained a copy of the group’s position paper and had to work from that as he could not reach anybody with the group to explain it further.

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See also earlier posts: 6/26 NYTimes, plus: More News on the Emerald Ash Borer; 6/14 AP, Midwest Dailies: Tree-killing Emerald Ash Borer Reaches Illinois; 5/31 Chicago Tribune, etc: Asian Insect Hitting Midwest Trees;