The emerald ash borer is responsible for millions of dollars of damage to ash trees in Michigan, and it's spreading to other states. The adult borer is a metallic, coppery-green color and one-third to one-half inch long. (Photo by David Cappaert of Michigan State University, courtesy of www.forestryimages.org)
Tree-eating bugs arrive on Minnesota border
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Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio
April 8, 2009
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A species of invasive insect that has killed tens of millions of trees in the last decade has been spotted just a mile from the Minnesota border.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with entomologist Mark Abrahamson, who tracks emerald ash borers for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
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Cathy Wurzer is the host of Morning Edition for MPR News.
