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Lurking in the Trees is a documentary film created by The U.S. Department of Agriculture- APHIS, The U.S. Forest Service, The Continental Dialogue on Non-native Insects and Diseases, The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment & The Nature Conservancy.
It started when a sinister-looking bug fell on someones lap in a backyard on a summer afternoon. That chance discovery led to a terrible realization: insect-invaders from Asia were killing trees in New England, and the only way to stop the pests was to cut down and grind up over 25,000 trees. Worcester, MA could be any town in America - not too big, not too small - but it learned that, in todays world of nearly infinite international trade, an invasive pest can sneak in, become established, and wreak havoc, unless citizens are informed and vigilant.
Age
33
Country
United States