[APWG] NEWS: Salt Cedar Beetle Recruited to Abate Tamarisk Growth

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.mainstreetbusinessjournal.com/articleview.php?articlesid=4380

Salt Cedar Beetle Recruited to Abate Tamarisk Growth
A very interesting but lengthy article about Tamarisk control efforts
By Marc Mortensen

St. George, UT.- Until recently the war on tamarisk in Washington County 
was slow going as City and contracted crews mowed their way through 
densely populated tamarisk stands along the riverways with large equipment 
only to see the deciduous shrub sprout up again three weeks later. This 
past summer changed all that as new recruits were introduced into Southern 
Utah in a tactical attempt to combat the tamarisk naturally. Since the 
introduction of the salt cedar beetle in 2006 along the Virgin River, the 
City of St. George has fielded a number of calls from residents with 
questions about the beetle and its characteristics.

See the link above for the full article text.