The outbreak was detected during a follow-up inspection in April to a
“An oak is the best tree to choose because it is the No. 1 plant for” says University of Delaware entomologist and native plants champion
, the New York Times bestselling author whose books include “The Nature of Oaks.”“Plants capture energy from the sun and, through photosynthesis, turn it into food — simple sugars and carbohydrates — that supports all the animals on the planet,” Tallamy explained.“All life on Earth comes from energy provided by the sun,” he said. “But we can’t eat the sun. Plants allow us to do that. We’re essentially eating energy from the sun because plants capture that energy and turn it into food — and oaks are the ones that share the most energy with other living things.”
One reason oaks are so beneficial to the ecosystem is because, as, they evolved alongside
, so those insects recognize them as food, Tallamy said. Oaks also belong to a large genus that’s been around for 56 million years, so wildlife has had a lot of time to adapt to them.
In all, there are 91 species of oaks across North America, so, he said, insects from coast to coast have adapted to them., an 18-year-old Russian who reached the semifinals a year ago, advanced to a fourth-round showdown against No. 17 Daria Kasatkina. American qualifier Ethan Quinn, the 2023 NCAA champion for the University of Georgia, played his second consecutive five-setter and was beaten by Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-4. Griekspoor came into the day 0-4 in third-round matches at majors. Griekspoor next meets 2024 runner-up Alexander Zverev, while No. 5 Jack Draper takes on Alexander Bublik.
and the two defending champions, Iga Swiatek and, are all scheduled to appear in the fourth round Sunday. There are
, and all are in action: No. 12 Tommy Paul, No. 13 Ben Shelton and No. 15 Frances Tiafoe. Shelton faces Alcaraz, Paul goes up against No. 25 Alexei Popyrin and Tiafoe meets Daniel Altmaier.PARIS (AP) — Defending champion Iga Swiatek joined No. 1-ranked