By Annette Cram
The old axiom, Every Action has a Reaction certainly holds true in this day and age where the global economy plays such a significant role in not only supplying the many goods that our society consumes, but also enabling serious insect and diseases problems to enter the United States and threaten some of our very important tree species.
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