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The invasive emerald ash borer has destroyed millions of trees – scientists aim to control it with tiny parasitic wasps

  • Written by Kristine Grayson, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond
imageEmerald ash borer larva cut these feeding galleries on the trunk of a dead ash tree in Michigan. corfoto via Getty Images

The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actually see the insect itself – just the trail of destruction it leaves behind...

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