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Trees · British ColumbiaA study published this spring in the peer-reviewed journal BioInvasions Records describes Short’s role in the beetle’s discovery in Vancouver, and subsequent findings that included “heavily infested” trees in Andy Livingstone Park, about 300 metres from the site of his encounter near BC Place stadium. The study suggests emerald ash borers, which are native to East Asia, were likely first present in the downtown Vancouver park “no later than 2020.” Lead author Chris MacQuarrie, a forest entomologist with Natural Resources Canada, said Short was “the best person” for the beetle to have run into — if not from the beetle’s perspective.See the Story
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.
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