Smoke Jumpers Fight Beetle in Central Park
Monday June 6, 2005
Among America's 'most wanted': The Asian Longhorned Beetle
The US Department of Agriculture's U.S Forest Service has employed nearly 200 people, including off duty smoke jumpers, to help in a major "bug hunt" according to the Christian Science Monitor. The maple-killing Asian longhorned beetle was first detected in the US nine years ago and is now a matter of major concern for NYCs Central Park American elm.
Central Park officials are alarmed because the beetle is an added threat in addition to Dutch elm disease that has decimated elms nationwide. "Central Park is one of the last great bastions of the American elm," says Bram Gunther, deputy director of forestry and horticulture for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which includes Central Park.
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The US Department of Agriculture's U.S Forest Service has employed nearly 200 people, including off duty smoke jumpers, to help in a major "bug hunt" according to the Christian Science Monitor. The maple-killing Asian longhorned beetle was first detected in the US nine years ago and is now a matter of major concern for NYCs Central Park American elm.
Central Park officials are alarmed because the beetle is an added threat in addition to Dutch elm disease that has decimated elms nationwide. "Central Park is one of the last great bastions of the American elm," says Bram Gunther, deputy director of forestry and horticulture for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which includes Central Park.
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