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dutch elm beetle

Dutch Elm Beetle by Bryan Sinz

Green = Invasive area

Dutch Elm Beetle carry the deadly fungus

Problem: kill American Elm Trees

Introduced by Infected logs from Europe to America

No natural predators present = mass Dutch Elm Beetles and Disease

Remove dead branches. Burn infected trees.

Success eradicating by cloning resistant trees

fungal disease spreads from root to root, through sap, or on various beetles most commonly the Elm Bark Beetle.

Sources: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/trees/pp324w.htm http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi http://landscaping.about.com/cs/treesshrubs/a/american_elms.htm http://landscaping.about.com/cs/treesshrubs/a/american_elms_2.htm

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