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Jun 22, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
"In some areas, the damage is so severe that tree mortality is higher than from the Emerald Ash Borer, an insect that has killed tens of millions of trees across 25 states, experts said." #dicamba #gmo
“Our No. 1 problem on our trees is herbicide damage,” said Laurie Stepanek, forest health specialist with the Nebraska Forest Service. He said the damage has no boundaries, ranging from urban communities to native forests to tree nurseries. “It’s affecting so many trees.”#dicamba
St. Louis' nurseries can’t sell their trees because they're too deformed. 60+ areas managed by the Illinois Dept of Natural Resources, including state parks & nature reserves which provide rare critical habitat, reported #dicamba damage, including widespread death of mature oaks.

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