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Fairfax Officials: Be on Lookout for Destructive Beetle (VA)

from Inside NoVa, June 29, 2020

Fairfax Officials: Be on Lookout for Destructive Beetle (VA) Inside NoVa, June 29, 2020 It has not yet been detected in Fairfax County, but the county government is asking local residents to be on the lookout for the Asian longhorned beetle, which has been found in other areas of the country and is very destructive to hardwood trees. "We are very aware of this potential threat to the urban forest in Fairfax County and we are alerting the public to keep their eyes peeled for this beetle," said Joan Allen, chief of the Forest Pest Branch, Urban Forest Management Division, of the county government. READ MORE

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