3-D-Printed Devices Help Scientists Trap, Study Tree-Damaging Bugs

Beetles not native to Southern California are causing much damage to trees, including those that bear avocados, a lucrative California crop. Scientists at the University of California-Riverside are fighting this problem with the help of 3-D printers. The invasive beetles are from Southeast Asia, and scientists aren't sure how they got to California. One guess is that they were in packing materials used in shipping products to California from Asia. Once here, they've been doing...

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