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February 14, 2017

Invasive bugs found in fallen trees even years after storms

  • Timber that gets blown down is often cut and used as firewood, which can spread invasive insects over wide areas.
  • By HOLLY RAMER
    Associated Press

    CONCORD, N.H. — They may be down but they're not out: Damaging insects can emerge from fallen trees and logs for several years after a major storm, according to a U.S. Forest Service study that reinforces longstanding warnings against moving firewood from place to place.

    Timber that gets blown down, broken or damaged by wind is often cut and used as firewood, which in turn can enable the spread of invasive, destructive insects that drain the life out of forests from New England to the West Coast.


     
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