A beetle known for destroying millions of trees across North America has been discovered right here in North Texas.
It’s considered a state-regulated pest. It is so damaging that state officials quarantine and regulate the movement of ash products to prevent the beetle from gobbling up rural and urban ash trees.
Allen Smith is an entomologist and Regional Forest Health Coordinator for Texas A&M Forestry Services. He said the beetle can be detrimental to our outdoor space. “They destroy the living tissue layer under the bark,” Smith said. “And that’s the layer where the tree’s water and nutrients flow up and down.”
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Emerald Ash Borer has killed some 15 million trees in North America.Positive confirmations of EAB have been made in several North Texas counties including Dallas, Denton and Tarrant. A memorandum from the City of Dallas said the beetle was found near Dowdy Ferry and I-20. City staff assessed the site and will continue to work with the Texas A&M Forestry Service.
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