Go big or go home: A model-based assessment of general strategies to slow the spread of forest pests via infested firewood.

Invasive pests, such as emerald ash borer or Asian longhorn beetle, have been responsible for unprecedented ecological and economic damage in eastern North America. These and other wood-boring invasive insects can spread to new areas through human transport of untreated firewood. Behaviour, such as...

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Main Authors: Peter C Jentsch, Chris T Bauch, Denys Yemshanov, Madhur Anand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238979