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Washington, DC – Visitors walking beneath cherry and maple trees along the National Mall are being urged to act immediately if they spot a destructive invasive beetle capable of killing hardwood trees across the District this spring.
According to the U.S. Forest Service and the DC Department of Energy and Environment, 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 visible dieback appears…