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Title: Eliminating a threat: eradicating the citrus longhorned beetle from the Northwest. (Tools & Equipment).(United States)
Author: Debra McClung
Publication: Arbor Age (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: Adams Business Media
Volume: 22 Issue: 11 Page: 28(4)Distributed by Thompson Gale

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FOLLOWING THE DESTRUCTION THE ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE CREATED A FEW

years ago in New York City and Chicago, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) expected the devastating insect to eventually show up in the Northwest. Predictions were that it would most likely emerge from downtown Seattle's port facilities and infest trees lining the streets of the major urban center. Instead, a relative of the Asian longhorned beetle -- the citrus longhorned beetle -- introduced itself at a nursery in nearby Tukwila, attacking a much more vulnerable area of King County. Just 12 miles south of Seattle, Tukwila sits at the junction of several major transportation modes, including interstate 1-5 and 1-405, an airport, a river system, and...