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BYU researchers on the brink to stopping tree-eating beetles

BYU assistant professor Seth Bybee and postdoctoral student Nathan Lord work together on a project to research beetle visual systems on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Brigham Young University in Provo. Their research could help stop the infestation of emerald ash borers, which are spreading across the country.

Emerald ash borers are infesting states across the country and are on their way to Utah. But a recent BYU study may have found a way to eliminate the problematic pests.

SALT LAKE CITY — Emerald ash borers are infesting states across the country, and they're on their way to Utah, officials said.