November 5, 2007--Beetles enlisted to join battle against tamarisks (Pueblo Chieftain)
More bugs are being worked into the program to control tamarisk in the Arkansas Valley. About 150 tamarisk-munching beetles were introduced on private land in the Granada area, east of Lamar, about a month ago. That may not seem like a lot, but more will be introduced if the population takes hold. The results could be dramatic. Right now, sponsors of the release are waiting to see how well the beetles survive the winter. The beetles, from a strain of Kazakhstan beetles released at the Dolores River, are natural predators for tamarisk, or salt cedar, but are not native to this region.
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