<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hello everyone.<br><br></div>A relatively new tree pest is spreading in the northeastern US. For Ontario, New York State and Pennsylvania are inconveniently close sometimes. The Thousand Islands area, for example, already has a history of being an entry point for pests into the country. This pretty critter of Asian origin may well show up soon on this side of the border.<br><br>Online article:<br><a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2018/02/26/spotted-lanternfly-states-urge-citizens-report-sightings-invasive-insect-hitchhiker/">https://entomologytoday.org/2018/02/26/spotted-lanternfly-states-urge-citizens-report-sightings-invasive-insect-hitchhiker/</a><br><br></div>CFIA page:<br><a href="http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/insects/spotted-lanternfly/eng/1433365581428/1433365581959">http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/insects/spotted-lanternfly/eng/1433365581428/1433365581959</a><br><div> <br><div>Just sharing something that was new to me,<br><br clear="all"></div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)<br>Principal / Consulting Arborist-Ecologist*<br></div><div>Arborsphere Arboriculture & Urban Forestry Consulting<br></div><div>18 Larue Mills Road<br></div><div>Mallorytown, ON, K0E 1R0<br></div>Tel: <a href="tel:613-923-8833" value="+16139238833" target="_blank">613-213-6840</a><div>Web:<a href="http://www.oliverkilian.com/treecare" target="_blank"> www.oliverkilian.com/treecare</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oliver-K-Reichl-BESHons-Consulting-Arborist/192125024193992" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br><br><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B7SSfng8pgSwVkRwR01jYWZhZ2M&revid=0B7SSfng8pgSwb2tGaFZDdG15dzQ3aHRWRkZ6UG8vbEtQei9BPQ" width="200" height="42"><br></div><div><font size="1">* ASCA Registere</font><font size="1">d C</font><font size="1">onsulting Arborist #553<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="1">  ISA Certified Arborist #ON-1178A<br></font></div><div><font size="1">  Ontario Butternut Health Assessor #039<br></font></div><div><font size="1">  ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified<br></font></div><font size="1">  OUFC Heritage Tree Inspector</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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