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To figure out what kills the insect, scientists must first create a media that simulates the moist environment and nutrients found in the soft wood of an ash tree, said Don Cipollini, a Wright State University chemical ecologist.<\/p>\n
A separate group of USDA researchers is trying to find the right balance of nutrients that ash borers need in their diet. It\u2019s the only way to get the larvae to live long enough to start eating the things that might kill them.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t let them dry out. … They can\u2019t really crawl very well. They chew their way through their environment face first,\u201d Cipollini said. That makes ash borers challenging compared with other insect pests.<\/p>\n
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