From this am Wash Post. This sounds like a significant pestilence in Susan Jane's neck of the woods ....bobf
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Authorities Hope Beetle Invasion Can Be Ground to a Halt
Crystal Franciosi, a U.S. Department of Agriculture tree climber, records her findings after checking for Asian longhorned beetles in Worcester, Mass. (Stephan Savoia - AP)
WORCESTER, Mass. -- A wood-devouring beetle has gained a foothold in New England, and authorities plan to cut down large numbers of infested trees and grind them up to stop the pest from spreading to the region's celebrated forests and ravaging the timber, tourism and maple-syrup industries
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/04/AR2008110403574.html?hpid=sec-nation
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