What a bore.
Now it's the emerald ash borer  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. that is putting trees in
jeopardy. It's from Asia and only the size of a Tic Tac, but
it's killing millions of ash trees in the Midwest. It is now
illegal--punishable by fines of $750 to $4,000 and possible jail
time--to take firewood and ash tree materials out of 21 Ohio counties
under quarantine. Officials suspect the borer borer, name applied to various animals that are injurious because of their ability to penetrate plant or animal tissues. Among insects, some borers are beetles, e.g. has been hitchhiking Hitchhiking (also known as lifting, thumbing, hitching, autostop or thumbing up a ride) is a means of transportation that is gained by asking people (usually strangers) for a ride in their automobile to travel a distance that may either be a short or long distance. through Ohio in campers' firewood. The state has more than 3.8
billion ash trees. "One of every 10 trees in the state is an ash
tree," says Wendi Van Buren, of the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources Many sub-national governments have a Department of Natural Resources or similarly-named organization: - Australia
- Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines
- Canada
. "It will dramatically affect our urban and rural
areas."
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