The Maple Leaf Rag

Living on Earth

Maple leaves create some of the most spectacular autumn foliage. But some maples are being threatened by the Asian long-horned beetle. New York’s Park Commissioner Henry Stern fields questions from Steve Curwood on this newly arrived killer pest.

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