Exponential Beetle Population Explosion Phase
It is common for all the trees in a single neighborhood to die at the same time. In a typical small town/city situation, the 4-year period, from year 8 through year 11 after infestation, will see 60 - 70% of their trees die in that region. They are calling this the curve of death because on a graph that charts time and tree death after beetle introduction, the plotted line angles almost straight up during those 4 years, ending in all the local ash trees being dead. As insects migrate, new epicenters of Ash tree mortality pop up more and more frequently. These then begin to coalesce. This pattern will continue until eventually, all the ash are dead.
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