Pat Shingleton for July 21, 2008
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Russell, Pa., is in the heart of the mountain forests that supply the best baseball bats.
As reported in yesterday’s column, rising temperatures may cause the ash wood to turn softer with a longer growing season, threatening the community’s livelihood.
A warmer climate could also aid in the invasion of the emerald ash borer, an Asian beetle detected five years ago that killed 25 million ash trees in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Ohio.
To combat the beetle, Asian wasps will be recruited to gobble them up.
Authorities in Michigan also have collected ash tree seeds for storage.
Ash trees have survived the competition of aluminum bats, outlawed composite bats and sugar maples.
Fastcast: Hot and steamy.
As reported in yesterday’s column, rising temperatures may cause the ash wood to turn softer with a longer growing season, threatening the community’s livelihood.
A warmer climate could also aid in the invasion of the emerald ash borer, an Asian beetle detected five years ago that killed 25 million ash trees in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Ohio.
To combat the beetle, Asian wasps will be recruited to gobble them up.
Authorities in Michigan also have collected ash tree seeds for storage.
Ash trees have survived the competition of aluminum bats, outlawed composite bats and sugar maples.
Fastcast: Hot and steamy.
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