Source: Bruce Henderson, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 5/30/17


An invasive insect that has killed millions of ash trees across the U.S. has arrived in Charlotte, a city official said Tuesday.
The emerald ash borer was first detected in North Carolina in 2013 after invading most other eastern states. It was a matter of time before the metallic green beetle appeared in Charlotte, experts told the Observer earlier this spring.
The ash borer appeared to have killed trees at a commercial...

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