Courtesy USDA/ Michael SmithAsian longhorned beetle infestations cause severe damage in hardwood tree .
The USDA ’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service needs help discover and preventing the feast of the Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) , a serious pest of hardwood trees .
Federal , state and local cooperator are working to eradicate active Asian longhorned mallet infestations in portions of Massachusetts , New York and New Jersey . Infestations have been eradicated in Illinois and Hudson County , N.J.
While the Asian longhorned beetle does not dumbfound a risk to human wellness , it is extremely grievous to hardwood trees . The Asian longhorned beetle has killed healthy maple , ash , birch , elm , European mountain ash tree , hackberry , horse chestnut , katsura , London planing machine , mimosa , poplar and willow tree Tree . To appointment , the beetle has stimulate the destruction of more than 69,000 hardwood tree in the United States .
“ July is the clock time of year when grownup beetles are emerging from a winter spend acquire and developing deep inside the hardwood tree they ’ve invade , and they are easy to see if you know what to look for , ” say Christine Markham , interior manager of the Asiatic longhorned beetle cooperative obliteration course of study . “ It is important that resident familiarise themselves with the signs of an [ Asian longhorned beetle ] plague and monitor their hardwood tree and surround areas for this destructive pest . ”
Beetle IdentificationThe Asian longhorned beetle is just about 1 to 1½ inches long , is shiny black with random bloodless spots and has six leg . Its antennae , which are foresighted than the insect ’s consistence , are band black-market and bloodless . Its foot are black and sometimes appear with a bluish tint . Adult beetles typically first appear during the month of July and will continue to be present throughout the summertime and into the early fall months . The Asian longhorned beetle can be establish anywhere , including on tree , benches , railcar , terrace and outdoor furniture , side of home , and sidewalk .
Firewood TransportThe beetle can also be feel and unwittingly transported in firewood . trend a tree diagram into firewood will not kill the Asian longhorned beetle developing inside it , and grownup beetles can still emerge from the Sir Henry Joseph Wood , thereby go around an infestation to new areas . Firewood from regulated areas must be used within the regulated area .
If you see foretoken of Asian longhorned beetle infestation on your firewood , please call the USDA or your state department of Department of Agriculture now . Infested firewood also presents a very substantial menace to the nation ’s woodland , not only from the Asian longhorned beetle , but from other invasive species , such as the emerald ash borer . APHIS is expect residents not to move firewood and to purchase firewood topically from the country where it will be incinerate .
Detected Beetle InfestationsIf you see the Asian longhorned mallet or other signs of an infestation , or if you have questions about Asian longhorned mallet control and obliteration attempt , please call your local APHIS state works health music director , your state department of agriculture or the Asiatic longhorned mallet cooperative eradication political program in your province .
If you notice an Asiatic longhorned mallet , you could help to cease the spread by capturing it , place the louse in a shock and suspend it — this will keep the insect for recognition . Early detection of Asian longhorned mallet infestations is very important because it can limit an infested area and the number of trees destroyed .
More information about the ALB can be come up on theAPHIS websiteby clicking on “ Asian Longhorned Beetle ” under the “ Hot Issues ” heading . You may also logon toBeetleBusters.info .
