Asian Longhorned Beetle
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What is it?

The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is an exotic pest threatening a wide variety of hardwood trees in North America. Adults are large (0.75 - 1.50 inches long) with very long black and white banded antennae.  The body is glossy black with irregular white spots.  The beetle was introduced into New York City, Chicago and New Jersey, and is a serious pest of hardwood trees. Adults can be seen from late spring to fall depending on the climate.  Learn more about it's biology, how to distinguish ALB from other native insects, and what trees it infests.

 

Recent News

June 22, 2005  -  Smokejumpers to check for Asian beetle - New Brunswick Home News Tribune, New Brunswick, NJ

June 22, 2005  -  Beetle Infestation Costs Community Trees - CBS New York, New York, NY

Click here for the News Archive

 

The Problem

ALB attacks and kills many hardwood trees, such as maple, elm, horsechestnut, ash, birch, poplar, willow and many more.  ALB could significantly disrupt the forest ecosystem if it became established over a large area.  Click here for a list of ALB host species and to view some frequently asked questions.

 

Infestations

ALB has been found infesting trees in New York, Chicago, and New Jersey in the United States and Toronto, Ontario in Canada.  However, ALB has been intercepted in  warehouses or at ports all over North America. 
Click here to find out if you live near an infestation and to view maps of the quarantined areas.

 

Contacts

The Asian longhorned beetle is currently infesting trees in New York, New Jersey and Illinois. If you see this beetle call the USDA toll free: NY: (866) 265-0301, NJ: (866) BEETLE1, IL: (800) 641-3934.

Click here to view other state Contacts as well as contacts in Canada.

 

Research

A number of research projects have been initiated to better understand how to manage ALB.  These include projects that range from general biology of the beetle to the potential impact of ALB on the American landscape.  Click here to read summaries from the latest ALB research.

Asian Longhorned Beetle Acoustic Detector

Rearing Asian Longhorned Beetle (PDF)

An analysis of pest risk from an Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) to hardwood trees in the European community

Dispersal and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Asian Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in China

 

Management

Quarantines have been established around infested areas to prevent accidental spread of ALB.  All infested trees are being removed, chipped, and burned.  Regulations on solid wood packing material from China have been established by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).  Click here to learn more about ALB management. 

 

What Can I Do as a Homeowner?

 

As a homeowner, your first question may be: What can I do as a homeowner?
Click here to learn more (PDF.)

 

 

 

 

Learn more about ALB below!

Wanted: The Asian Longhorned Beetle Booklet
USDA-APHIS Program Aid No. 1655. 16 page brochure (1.61 MB PDF)

Get your free copy of the US Forest Service's Video:'Asian Longhorned Beetle: First Line of Defense' (Available in English or Spanish)


You can watch the USDA video now online!
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Available in Quicktime.

 

Watch a movie about ALB.
Click on image or link above to view movie.
Video: Courtesy Rick Hoebeke, Department of Entomology, Cornell University

Available in Quicktime.

 



The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has created a fine Flash animation about the Asian Longhorned Beetle.

Click here to view the animation. [You need Macromedia Flashplayer to view animation.]

 

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Last updated on June 17th, 2005