This article from the New York Times states that a devastating insect, the Asian long-horned beetle, has reached America. Two workers for the USDA inspect these trees daily for signs of this retched insect, but they aren’t allowed to inspect indoors, where over half the trees in New York City are. The beetles work like drills, within the hole they create, they lay their eggs, which eat away the wood and they came to America by infested crates of goods. Our government has spent $2.
4 billion dollars trying to eradicate the beetle in North America. My opinion on this article was that it explained the problem of the beetle to readers. This beetle should be destroyed in our country because of the harm it can do. This is an example of why new species shouldn’t be brought to a new ecosystem. I can understand why some people might not let inspectors onto their property, they may think they are lying and may steal stuff. I wouldn’t let them in if they asked to be, even though they are federal agents.
Some people may later notice tell the agents that their trees are dying, this would only happen if they were educated on the matter. The idea of sending brochures to people in New York is good because this way they understand what is happening and are more alert to it. I personally would be frightened id I say the beetle on a tree. In addition, New England’s maple syrup industry may be threatened if the beetle reaches that far north, this would devastate the national economy more than it already is. I think the agents should capture some of the beetles and study them so they can create an insecticide for the beetle. In conclusion, this beetle is devastating our environment, and must be destroyed..
The Essay on Good Country People 2
This essay will delve into the life of Flannery O’Connor not only as it is told biographically but as her life relates and is reiterated in the stories she writes. By using O’Connor’s fiction as a backdrop to her life, the essay will focus on the bizarre characterization of the protagonists of O’Connor’s stories as much as O’Connor herself was a very unique person. Thus, O’Connor will be ...
