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Officials 'shocked' after spotting highly invasive species capable of wiping out entire forests: 'My heart kind of sank'

yahoo.com
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10 mos ago
bykaiserseahorsetoscience

Summary

The emerald ash borer has killed an astounding 100 million trees in the United States. It wasn't detected in Oregon until 2022, but conservationists say it could have evaded notice for over five years.

Land managers are cutting down infested trees and treating healthy ones. The Washington County quarantine, which could grow to encompass other counties, bans the transport of firewood.

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9 Comments

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humboldt
10 mos ago
Going through Colorado and seeing the devastation these things can bring, I can understand their sadness.
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alottafagina
10 mos ago
Seeing all the dead trees driving the mountains or bare areas where they used to be covered is about depressing
2
humboldt
10 mos ago
At least people are trying to stop it. Only sliver of hope for me
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valiantexplorer
10 mos ago
Were these one of those illegal invasive species?
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kaiserseahorseOP
10 mos ago
Yup. And we have no natural way of controlling them.
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valiantexplorer
9 mos ago
Wish there was a good method to determine how these things come in to punish the right people
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kaiserseahorseOP
9 mos ago
It's extremely difficult to figure this out because it could be as a simple as an egg or larvae.
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sometimessober
10 mos ago
Shit, I really thought we were finally getting around to controlling these
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kaiserseahorseOP
10 mos ago
Now you know why they're so sad lol