Ground View, After Tamarisk Defoliation (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Ground View, After Tamarisk Defoliation

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Two weeks after the previous image, saltcedar leaf beetles have defoliated a stand of tamarisk plants at the University of Utah's Entrada Field Station. The remaining green plants mostly are cottonwoods.

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Kevin Hultine, University of Utah

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