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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Last Modified: Feb 21, 2020
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Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), or ALB, is a destructive wood-boring pest of maple and other hardwoods, eventually killing them. It most likely came to the United States inside wood packaging material from Asia. Since its first discovery in Brooklyn, NY, in 1996, the beetle has been found in five States: New York (1996), Illinois (1998), New Jersey (2002), Massachusetts (2008), and Ohio (2011).  USDA and its cooperators have eradicated infestations in Illinois; New Jersey; Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Islip, New York;  Boston, Massachusetts; and Stonelick and Monroe Townships, Ohio. Eradication efforts continue in central Long Island, New York; in Worcester County, Massachusetts; and in Tate Township, Ohio.  For eradication efforts to succeed, residents must remain on the lookout for this destructive pest.  To learn more, click here.

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