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Emerald ash borer's impact on Wisconsin homeowners Wisconsin is home to approximately 900 million ash trees that are scattered across forests, urban residential areas and city streets.
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Fall clean-up helps control iris borer as well as foliar diseases.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
That leaves the corporation flush enough to cover big-ticket items like repairing the wooden pylons that are constantly being eaten away by marine borers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Unfortunately, iris foliage is susceptible to several diseases as well as an insect called the iris borer.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Fall clean-up helps control iris borer as well as foliar diseases.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
That leaves the corporation flush enough to cover big-ticket items like repairing the wooden pylons that are constantly being eaten away by marine borers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Unfortunately, iris foliage is susceptible to several diseases as well as an insect called the iris borer.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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