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Contact: Lee Siegel
leesiegel@ucomm.utah.edu
801-581-8993
University of Utah
Caption: Thisis a saltcedar leaf beetle on a tamarisk plant. University of Utah researchers propose using satellite images to monitor the effects of the beetle's defoliation of tamarisk, an invasive plant that has taken over riverbanks in the Southwest.
Credit: Courtesy Bob Richard, US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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