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The Tamarisk beetle has been found within the Grand Canyon National Park. The beetle was released in portions of the west in 2001 to control Tamarisk plants.

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GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Biologists and ecologists from the National Park Service and the Tamarisk Coalition, based in Grand Junction, Colorado, recently found the first tamarisk leaf beetle (Diorhabda spp.) in Grand Canyon National Park.

By Staff Report October 27, 2009