Who is Making Money on the Asian Longhorned Beetle?

摘要

As much as arborists and tree care company owners want to do the right thing when it comes to killing off invasive pests such as the emerald ash borer and the Asian longhorned beetle, no one will deny that there is money to be made on these infestations. When an invasive insect or disease occurs in an area, the smart tree care company owner is going to figure out how to get some of the local business controlling or eliminating it. It was true for the Dutch elm disease and countless others in the past, and it is true for the EAB and ALB today. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will readily admit that they are not even trying to catch up with the EAB - the cat is out of the bag, so to speak, on that one - mostly due to the fact that it moves too fast. The good news with EAB is that, for the most part, it only attacks ash trees. The ALB is a different case on all counts.