Invasive species are invading:
An insect that infests and kills ash trees has been discovered in Dublin.
City officials plan to treat older trees with chemicals and remove young ash trees in order to stem the infestation of the Emerald Ash Borer, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.
The Emerald Ash Borer is a non-native insect that is spreading throughout Ohio and has already destroyed millions of ash trees in the Midwest.
Linda Yost of Worthington is already familiar with the damage the Emerald Ash Borer can do. Fourteen trees on her street had to be removed, and four more trees are waiting to be cut down.
The difference is dramatic - from a charming, tree-shaded avenue two years ago to an open, empty roadway today.
"Now it just looks like a normal old street," Yost said.
The same charm Linda Yost cherished on her Worthington street, Matt Arnold of Dublin loves about his.
"That's a million-dollar view," Arnold said of the mature ash trees on his street. "You couldn't replace those for a million dollars."
Anybody know what a mature replacement tree would cost?
