Asian Longhorned Beetle
ALB Adult
EXIT HOLES
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Key Signs • large black beetle – white spots
• long antennae - B&W bands • 3/8” round exit holes • most likely on maples
Asian Longhorned Beetle
HOST TREES
*** MAPLES *** Elms, Horsechestnut, Willows, Birches, Poplars
Asian Longhorned Beetle
*** ERADICATION ***
is the goal o o o o
Survey Cut & destroy infested trees Insecticide treatment of host trees 3-5 years of negative survey
Chicago 1999 – Ravenswood Infestation
Mauget Injection of Imidacloprid
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Infested Trees - IL ’98 ’99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 Ravenswood 837 472 100 19 Addison 41 15 2 0 Summit 8 17 0 0 Park Ridge 4 3 0 O’Hare Airport - 23 0 Total # trees = 1551
8 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0
Declared eradicated in 2008
BETHEL, OH Found June 2011
BETHEL, OH
BETHEL, OH
BETHEL, OH QUARANTINE 56 sq. miles
Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA Quarantine 120 sq. miles
Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA Treatment Areas – Spring 2011
NEW YORK
Eradicated 2011
Quarantined Area = 135 sq. miles Since 2001, > 550,000 trt trees
New York City – Quarantine = 102 sq. miles
NEW JERSEY
Eradicated 2008
Quarantined Area = 25 sq. miles
Summary of ALB Infestations Detected
Status
# trees
New York
1996
Active (2010)
6224
Chicago
1998
Erad. (2008)
1551
NJ – Jersey City
2002
Erad. (2008)
113
NJ – Carteret
2004
Active (2006)
616
Worchester, MA
2008
Active
21,200
Bethel, OH
2011
Active
8107
Early Detection is key to Efficient Eradication
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Key Signs • large black beetle – white spots
• long antennae - B&W bands • 3/8” round exit holes • most likely on maples