Invasion by non-native insects expected to increase (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station

Invasion by non-native insects expected to increase

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New research by an international team of scientists suggests that worldwide, invasion by non-native insects will increase 36 percent by 2050. Photograph shows an emerald ash borer, a non-native insect that has proven highly destructive in U.S. forests.

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Leah Bauer, USDA Forest Service

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