Little Beetle, Big Trouble

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A tiny invasive beetle is on the march. It's moving into Pennsylvania, which is bad for baseball. Most ash baseball bats come from wood grown in the state. Sven-Erik Spichiger, an entomologist for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is tracking the bug. Filmed and Produced by Annette Heist, Flora Lichtman. Additional photography by David Cappaert, Michigan State University..

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