Beech leaf-mining weevils are small. But researchers say they shouldn't be underestimated
The beech leaf-mining weevil isn't very big at only two millimetres in length. But Acadia University biology professor Kirk ...
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Through the Woods: Is this a valuable tree?
The American beech tree, a slow-growing species with tightly grained wood, plays a crucial role in supporting wildlife during ...
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‘America’s tree’ is missing. Will we do what it takes to bring it back?
eastern hemlock and American beech — all the result of exotic pathogens introduced unwittingly by humans. As an important first step to restoring our eastern forests, bringing the American ...
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State awards $3.6M for invasive species prevention, control
The state of Michigan is dispersing $3.6 million in funding to 32 projects that will help prevent and detect invasive species ...
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The American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project at ESF
the American elm, Ulmus americana) and an emerging threat called Beech Leaf Disease (which is rapidly spreading on American beech trees throughout the eastern US. Our project has produced an American ...
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Beech leaf-mining weevils are small. But researchers say they shouldn't be underestimated
The tiny green-and-gold invasive species can take down a mature American beech tree in just a few years. A team of entomologists from Acadia University and Natural Resources Canada studied ways to ...