While recent news reports proclaimed A benefit of extreme cold: It kills the dreaded emerald ash borer, those listening to multi-agency and expert testimony in the Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee learned that even a polar vortex is no match for the horrible borers.
One committee member tweeted:
“One thing to remember is the cold is not a cure. EAB populations can and will rebound”. Says Angie Ambourn, MN Dept of Agriculture, Minnesota responds to #EAB 🌳🌳🌳#mnleg pic.twitter.com/mJvosmyOUA
— Rep. Rick Hansen (@reprickhansen) February 6, 2019
Here's the hearing:
Photo: The Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee tweeted this image of a giant EAB projected in the committee room.
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