Texas Trees Dying Amid 'Alarming' Insect Invasion

An 'alarming' invasive insect has been found across further areas of Texas, infesting and killing trees.The invasive emerald ash borer has been detected in Grayson, Hill, Hood, McLennan and Palo Pinto Counties, the Texas A&M Forest Service reported in a statement.The beetles are green in color and native to northeast Asia. They were first detected in North America in 2002 and have since established themselves in Michigan, Ontario in Canada, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia.

Department of Agriculture's Department of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which then confirmed the species.Invasive species like this are hugely detrimental to ecosystems. Because they are not native to the local environment, they can drastically alter habitats and pose competition for other endemic species.The Texas A&M Forest Service is trying to control the EAB population by setting traps each year.

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