Maryland agriculture officials have begun cutting down 25,000 ash trees in an 11,500-acre swath of forested and developed land in southern Prince George's County in an effort to eradicate the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that preys on such trees. -
Deforestation Begins in Effort To Thwart Emerald Ash Borer
Maryland agriculture officials have begun cutting down 25,000 ash trees in an 11,500-acre swath of forested and developed land in southern Prince George's County in an effort to eradicate the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that preys on such trees.-
By Philip Rucker