Stories by Beth Jones

Barberry, Bambi and bugs: The link between Japanese barberry and Lyme disease

If you type "Japanese barberry" into a search engine, the first result will likely be a National Park Service Web page designed to look like a "Wanted" poster.

March 30, 2011 — Beth Jones

Evolution

The Asian long-horned beetle: Hopefully not coming to a neighborhood near you

Burncoat Street is a wide, suburban avenue above the industrial center of Worcester, Mass. Lined with single-family clapboard and brick houses, churches, an elementary and a high school, Burncoat Street is a typical New England neighborhood...

March 17, 2011 — Beth Jones