Clematis: emerald ash borer, 1 by ClematisGuru

ClematisGuru wrote:
does anyone live in an area concerned with the emerald ash borer, which will eliminate the american ash as we know it.
well i do.
anyway , on a walk recently, i discovered a dead bug of great beauty. upon internet research, i came to understand it was an emerald ash borer...most all, actually all of the photos i have seen show the bug with wings closed. my specimen had wings open and is perfectly dried with no damage. thought someone might want to see the bug. apparently these entered the US in asian packing crates. now there is no turning back, the ash is gone, but not to be trite, new immune trees will evolve from the ashes and the planet will keep spinning and adapting to global influences that are as sure as the economic influences of a global economy. anyway, here he is.....