Asian Longhorned

Beetle

• Major threat to urban and forest hardwood trees

• Native to Asia

• First detected in the U.S. in NY during the 1980s

• First major infestation –Brooklyn in 1996

• Currently found in MA, NY, and OH; eradicated from NJ and IL.

Asian Longhorned Beetle(Anoplophora glabripennis)

• Large conspicuous

beetles (3/4-1 ½ inches

in length)

• Very long white and black

striped antennae

• Glossy-black body with

irregular white spots

• Black scutellum

• Can have bluish feet

Identification of ALB

The Banded Ash Borer is a pest

of ash, hickory, elm, and oak

Eggs are the size of a grain of rice, creamy -white,

and laid individually in an aggregated pattern

Larvae feed beneath bark initially; tunnel into

sapwood and heartwood when larger

Mature larva is 2” long; legless; head

not visible but mandibles protrude

Repeated damage can lead to dieback of the

tree crown and eventual death of the tree

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by December 30, 2016