Ash Tree-Killing Beetle Now Spreading In Colorado

LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – For the first time since arriving in Boulder in 2013, the invasive emerald ash borer has spread in Colorado.
An arborist detected the pest, and its damage, in a tree in a homeowner’s backyard in Longmont on Monday. Experts confirmed the finding on Wednesday.
James Young, owner and operator of Bodhi Tree Care in Longmont, says he was working in a client’s yard when he spotted a tree on a neighboring property with a dead branch hanging down.
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