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VIDEO: Your Firewood Could be Spreading a Tree Killer

A type of invasive species of wood borer works on healthy trees.


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If you’re a tree, wood borers are your worst nightmare. But while most of these burrowing pests attack dying trees, some invasive species are a lot more aggressive.

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One in particular, the polyphagous shot hole borer has big agricultural and ecological implications. And your firewood could be helping to spread it.

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