Arkansas has always had a fair share of the planet’s more than 1 million described species of insects. And now the emerald ash borer has found us, with confirmed sightings in six Arkansas counties. That could be only the tip of the iceberg, writes Janet B. Carson in HomeStyle
As if we didn’t have enough pests to contend with, invasive immigrants are attacking our plants. Last year it was the crape myrtle felt scale, and the Cooperative Extension Service gets weekly confirmations of this pest on crape myrtles in central and southern Arkansas.
The emerald ash borer is a small, metallic green beetle that kills ash trees.
See Saturday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to learn how to protect your trees.