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Cleveland, Ohio – Walkers along Edgewater Park and hikers in the Cleveland Metroparks are being urged to act immediately if they spot a destructive invasive beetle capable of killing hardwood trees across Northeast Ohio this spring.
According to the U.S. Forest Service and the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Asian longhorned beetle attacks maple, birch, willow, poplar and elm trees. Officials warn the insect burrows deep into trunks, disrupting nutrient flow and weakening trees long before leaves begin to thin or branches die back…