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A Monster Threat Is Coming for America’s Trees—and Scientists Are Racing to Stop It (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] 15 points 1 month ago (6 children)

The birds have started eating the spotted lantern flies where I am, and I’ve seen a wasp trying to lay eggs in one.

Spotted Lantern Flies just haven’t been on the menu, but nature has learned.

I’m hoping all our bug eating friends discover this new banquet

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I see tree of heaven everywhere I go, and I dont understand why there isnt some kind of taskforce to remove it. People have it in their gardens, Everyone should know about the lantern flies by now, why is this tree not being managed!?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    They’re being managed where I live, but most cities don’t have a forestry service the way mine does.

    We pay a ton of taxes to the local municipality but in return get one of the nicest places in the country to live.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Tons of those trees in TN. No management whatsoever.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    holy crap... im in TN and hate cutting down trees but I recently had enough of a grove of them on my property. I only knew their name from a plant app, not how bad they were. My first thought was "Im going to have fun with a chainsaw" but it turns out that's how you get a grove of them... it causes root suckering when you cut them... they're like Hydra. It's ne of the few cases where experts recommend poisoning. Glad I saw this post!

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