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Archive Home > 2007 > August > 14 > Beetles in the birches

Beetles in the birches

An infestation of bronze birch borers threatens Bend’s birch population

By By Julie Johnson / The Bulletin
August 14, 2007

Bend’s birch trees are dying.

First, yellow, sparse, stunted foliage appears in the upper branches. Then, twigs start to die, followed by branches. Soon, the crown of the tree is defoliated.

Within a few years, a white-barked ghost, devoid of leaves and life, could be all that is left....

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