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Mar 19, 2009 10:14 am US/Eastern

18,000 Trees Cut Down In Worcester Beetle Battle

WORCESTER (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 4: Crews cut down the infected trees.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 4: This photo shows a street on Granville Ave. in Worcester after trees were removed.
Kenneth R. Law, USDA APHIS PPQ
Click to enlarge 3 of 4: This is what the same neighborhood looked like before.
Kenneth R. Law, USDA APHIS PPQ
Click to enlarge 4 of 4: Asian Longhorned Beetle
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A federal official says more than 18,000 trees in the Worcester area have been chopped down in the battle against the Asian longhorned beetle, and as many as 15,000 more trees face the ax.

The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester reports that Clint McFarland of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday more than 10,000 infested trees as well as about 8,000 high-risk trees have been removed.

The current round of tree removal will end next month and stump grinding is expected to be complete by the end of May.

The invasive black and white insect native to China bores dime-sized holes in hardwood trees, eventually killing them.

Trees in areas of Worcester as well as parts of Holden, Boylston, West Boylston and Shrewsbury are affected.