USDA changes tactics against emerald ash borer
Quarantines failed to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer, which has killed tens of millions of ash trees in North America, so the USDA said on Monday it will take a new approach against the half-inch-long beetle. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said it will combat the …
USDA weighs bio-control against emerald ash borer
The Agriculture Department set a 30-day comment period on the environmental assessment of its plan to release a parasitic wasp to combat the destructive emerald ash borer, which has been detected in 24 states from Colorado to New Hampshire.