[APWG] NEWS: Salt Cedar Beetle Recruited to Abate Tamarisk Growth
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Jun 17 08:09:09 CDT 2009
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.
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