As Ash Borer Claims More Trees, Researcher Works For Species Survival
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 21:28
in Biology & Nature
Estimates say more than 70 million ash trees have been destroyed nationally by the emerald ash borer insect. An Iowa researcher is racing the clock to collect seeds from different ash species including green, white, blue and black ash, and many variations within each species before they are killed by the pest. He thinks he may be about 10 percent there.