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RE: Human influence on invasive species
Wow - you have been waging battle on a lot of fronts. Wait until you get the spotted wing drosophila, too - it's headed your way and is tough business for cherries, especially. The Japanese beetles sound really bad - eating anything and everything. And those Asian Longhorn Beetles - ouch. I admit to buying about a decade's worth of maple syrup, just because of them. They will change the face of the whole northern hardwood forests. Now we know what folks felt like when the chestnuts and American elm were dying. I'm with you on shipping plants all over the place -- and wooden pallets, too. Buy local or start from seeds. We just have to hang in there...
I should post a picture of the japanese beetle plague....so disgusting.
Yes, indeed! It's worth a post - and a warning to folks about not carrying firewood long distances when folks go on the road camping.