Redbay Ambrosia Beetle

Redbay Ambrosia Beetle By: Nicolo DeSalis

Origin Native to Asia, first discovered in Georgia in 2002 What brought the beetle here exactly is unknown but most likely a few were on a boat

Effects on Environment They eat away redbay trees, in 2013 they ate away all of the trees on an island. Efforts to get rid of them is to not transport, firewood and woodchips.