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Santa Rosa, California – Hikers circling Spring Lake and cyclists riding the Prince Memorial Greenway are being urged to act immediately if they spot a destructive invasive beetle capable of killing hardwood trees across Sonoma County this spring.
According to the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 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 leaves begin to thin or branches die back…