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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.
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www.uvm.edu/albeetle/
www.uvm.edu/albeetle/
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Where did it come from and where was it first found? ... The Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) was first discovered in Brooklyn, NY in 1996. Since then, infestations were found in and around New York City, including on Long Island and in Queens and Flushing Park. Several infested trees were removed around Central Park,
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www.uvm.edu/albeetle/faq.html
www.uvm.edu/albeetle/faq.html
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; Trees Under Threat; The Asian Long-horned Beetle in Greater Toronto ... The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a serious forest pest in its native Asia, has been found in Canada. In September 2003, beetle-infested trees were found for the first time in an industrial area on the Toronto-Vaughan boundary.
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www.toronto.ca/parks/asian-long-horn-beetle.htm
www.toronto.ca/parks/asian-long-horn-beetle.htm
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THE ASIAN LONG-HORNED BEETLE ... The Asian Long-horned Beetle (Anaplophora Glabripennis) is one of the most destructive plant pests in China. The first Asian Long-horned Beetle infestation discovered in the United States was in Brooklyn, New York in 1996. It was also found in the Amytiville, New York area.
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www.agr.state.il.us/Environment/Pest/beetle.html
www.agr.state.il.us/Environment/Pest/beetle.html
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Forest Health note about the asian long-horned beetle ... The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is a forest pest native to several Asian countries that attacks and kills a wide range of hardwood trees, including maple.
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www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Forests/2ColumnSubPage/ST...
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Forests/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_166979.html
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Bush administration budget cuts could set back efforts to eliminate the Asian long-horned beetle from the New York City area, leaving the city and the Northeast at risk for widespread damage to parks, forests and street and backyard trees, as well as ... "All calls are taken seriously - an inspector will come out," he said.
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www.gothamgazette.com/article/parks/20030820/14/499
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"But it had come to the point that my brother and I were already packed, even though we didn't know where we were going to live [during her deployment] because of a family legal issue," Cori says. "I was feeling incredibly anxious."
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The Asian Long-horned Beetle Eradication Cooperative Project was a success and now, over a year later, Pratt's Travis plant was recognized for its efforts by organizations that once operated under the plant's roof.
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www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/pratt_industries_...
www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/pratt_industries_thanks_for_he.html
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A pair of New York lawmakers today announced that $33 million in funds have been allocated to exterminate tree killing bug Asian long-horned beetle in the New York area.
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www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/33_million_alloca...
www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/33_million_allocated_by_congre.html
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