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Denver, Colorado – Visitors heading to City Park or jogging the Cherry Creek Trail are being urged to act immediately if they spot a destructive invasive beetle capable of killing hardwood trees across the Denver metro area this spring.
According to the U.S. Forest Service and the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the Asian longhorned beetle attacks maple, birch, willow, poplar and elm trees. Officials warn the insect tunnels deep into trunks, disrupting nutrient flow and weakening trees long before visible dieback appears…