Meet the beetles infestations of foreign insects give rise to extraordinary measures for handling yard trimmings and wood residuals

Article Abstract:

Discussion focuses on the Asian long-horned beetle invasion in Illinois and New York. Believed to have arrived in New York in 1996 via wooden shipping crates, the beetle has devastated hardwood tree stands. To prevent the spread of the beetle, standards have been established for processing yard waste in invasion areas, including incineration of infested wood, or grinding wood waste into half-inch pieces and ensuring that wood-based compost reaches 95 degrees F, sufficient to kill larva and eggs.

Manufacturing processes, Production processes, Composting, Asian long-horned beetle

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Battle of the emerald ash borer exotic beetle leads to rapid tree death, more quarantines and processing challenges for wood residuals

Article Abstract:

The emerald ash borer is an invasive species believed to have arrived in the US from Asia in wooden shipping crates. The borer kills trees within two to three years. To prevent the spread of the borer, wood and yard waste processors must grind infected wood into chips less than one inch in size.

Trees, Trees (Plants), Diseases and pests, Borers (Insects)

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Facing up to odor complaints at a wood recycling site

Article Abstract:

Odors emanating from the California Wood Recycling (CalWood) processes wood residues site had become more frequent and long lasting and thus migrated to the houses in the low lying areas. A method to solve this problem is described through a future composting operation.

Pollutants produced & recycled, Waste management, Waste treatment facilities

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