The document discusses the Asian long-horned beetle, an invasive pest from Asia that was first discovered in the US in 1996 and poses a serious threat to trees. It details the beetle's discovery in Worcester, MA in 2008, the ongoing efforts to eradicate it including inspecting and spraying over 95,000 trees and removing 30,000 infected trees. While progress has been made, it notes it took other states over 11 years to be free of the Asian long-horned beetle.

1. ASIAN LONG-HORNED
BEETLE:
Devastation of our Worcester
Trees
Lisa Nguyen

2.  What are they? Insect pests that
poses a serious threat to our
environment, especially to our
trees. They live and feed off trees,
eventually killing them.
 Where are they from and how did
they get here? ALB originate from
China, Korea and Taiwan. They
arrived in the U.S from infested
wood packing materials such as
pallets and crates aboard ships.
First discovered in 1996, Brooklyn,
NY.
Asian Long-Horned Beetle

3. What do Asian Long-Horned
Beetles look like?
 Adults
 Egg
 Larva, 3 stages
 Pupa

4. Discovery of ALB in Worcester
 2008 by Donna Massie,
resident of Worcester,
Grendale area.
 Trees were examined
and insecticides were
sprayed to over 95,000
trees
 Not entirely successful,
30,000 removed, many
were destroyed as a
precaution.

5. Ongoing Efforts in Worcester
 Worcester.ma.gov for more
information, report beetle
sightings at 866-702-9938
 How you can spot
 Long Horned Beetle Traps –
lures adults beetles
 Will we be free of the Asian
Long Horned Beetle? It took
NJ and IL over 11 years to be
free of ALB.

6. Works Cited
 “Asian longhorned beetle – Beetle Beware!” Department of Environmental Conservation, 2009.
Web. 26 July, 2013 <http://eco.umass.edu/news/asian-longhorned-beetle-beetle-beware/>
 “Worcester Spraying 95,000 Trees To Kill Asian Longhorn Beetles.” CBS Boston, 2011. Web. 26
July 2013 <http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/03/10/worcester-spraying-95000-trees-to-kill-asian-
longhorn-beetles/>
 “Asian longhorned beetle on move in Shrewsbury.” Worcester Telegram and Gazette, 2011. Web.
26 July, 2013.
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le/20130410/NEWS/104109856/1101+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a>
 “Steady progress in Asian longhorned beetle fight.” Worcester Telegram and Gazette, 2013. Web.
26 July 2013.
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ticle/20130509/NEWS/105099856/1116+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a>
 “Asian Long Horned Beetle: Questions and Answers.” APHIS: Plant Protection and Quarantine,
2007. Web. 26 July 2013
<http://www.worcesterma.gov/uploads/c8/a6/c8a66bf76970d316d69e723a69a78381/longhorlon-
beetles-faqs.pdf>
 “Pest Alert.” United States Department of Agriculture, 2008. Web. 26 July, 2013.
<http://www.worcesterma.gov/uploads/ad/e1/ade1011672ec065a64fefd8f14e367fd/alb-pest-
alert.pdf>
 “Adult Trapping System.” United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 2012. Web. 26
July 2013.
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/alb/risk_detection_spread/adult_trapptra_s
ystem/