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Albany, New York – Families walking beneath the tulip trees in Washington Park and hikers heading into John Boyd Thacher State Park are being urged to act immediately if they spot a destructive invasive beetle capable of killing hardwood trees across the Capital Region this spring.
According to the U.S. Forest Service and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Asian longhorned beetle attacks maple, birch, willow, poplar and elm trees. Officials warn the insect tunnels deep into trunks, cutting off nutrients and weakening trees long before visible dieback appears…