Invasive Insects Will Kill 1.4 Million U.S. Street Trees by 2050, Scientists Estimate

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMar 15, 2022, 6:17 pm295 pts
In some urban areas, street trees are the only close reminder of the wild natural world beyond the city limits of concrete and steel. A new study estimates that by 2050, 1.4 million street trees in the U.S. ⁠— which make up only a fraction of total urban trees ⁠— will be killed by invasive insects. The…

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