If you are guilty of supporting any of these monsters - The Plasticator, The Water Slayer, The Food Waster, The Electric Feeder, The
Tree Killer, or The Airminator -- start making small changes and join the sustainability movement.
The emerald ash borer, another
tree killer from Asia, has been moving swiftly through Shenandoah.
Two days later, everyone's worst fears were confirmed and New York joined the growing list of states infested with the invasive ash
tree killer, emerald ash borer (EAB).
PRECIOUS NEW GIFT Sarah with Harvey beside their
tree KILLER: Samuel at the court LOVING: Dad Mike and Harvey BEFORE: Sarah with perfect kids Aiden and Caitlin
The insect's Latin name means "
tree killer," and if conditions are right, it lives up to its name in an impressive manner.
This new invasive species bores into spruce and pine trees and "can be a
tree killer if not properly managed," says Caldwell.
A council spokesman said the trees would be replaced and locals say they will be watching the popular play area to ensure the
tree killer does not strike again.
The cause of concern is the southern pine beetle, by far the most destructive of five southern pine bark beetles -- hence its genus, Dendroctonus, the "
tree killer." Bad enough that it carves egg galleries into the wood just under the bark, but the larvae then eat their way outward.
Or perhaps some environmental factor permitted a longstanding, low-level nuisance to become a rampant
tree killer. Or the microbe itself may have turned virulent.
The irrepressible TVTropes.org, which also suggests they can be a substitute for barbells or an opportunity for orthopaedists, says"Proper Doorstoppers" (also known as"
Tree Killers") should be over 500 pages at least, with a normal typeface -- at least 10 point.
The year 2013 may prove a much happier new year for our local forests because UMass professor Joseph Elkinton is cultivating and releasing locally these valuable flies to eliminate our
tree killers. In Massachusetts, a good winter moth is a dead winter moth.
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