The Emerald Ash Borer

In the early nineties, a cargo ship arrived in the port of detroit carrying pallets made of un processed ashwood from east asia. Along for the ride were several emerald beetles half an inch long. The beetles emerged into the world with an inherited recognition of the ash trees chemical scent and soon found their way to ash living in around detroit. No one could figure out what was killing all of the ash. Richard sillyboy is dressed in a plaid long sleeved shirt, jeans, in a white ball cap, opting for the discomfort of the heat over the nuisance of the bug s. In his mid seventies, he has a stout frame and a well worn smile