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Report Potential Asian Longhorned Beetle Sightings Here! or call 1-866-702-9938
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- Boston Asian Longhorned Beetle Cooperative Program Daily Updates
- Compliance training sessions for businesses working with trees or firewood in the Boston/Brookline regulated area have been scheduled. All businesses must be certified to perform work that would result in the movement or transport of wood materials in the regulated area. Call 866-702-9938 to register for a free session. Call 508-852-8110 to register for a Worcester session. (8/25/2010)
- Results of DNA analysis indicate that ALB specimens collected from Boston are genetically similar, but with slight variation, to ALB specimens from both Worcester and New York. The analysis did not rule out a foreign introduction as a possible source. Program staff are continuing to investigate potential pathways of introduction, but the source of the Boston infestation may never known with certainty. (07/30/2010)
- The list of companies and agencies who have completed compliance training and are certified to perform work that would result in the movement or transport of wood materials in the WORCESTER regulated area has been updated. Please note that to work in the Boston regulated area, separate certification is required. Call 508-852-8110 if you have questions. (07/29/2010)
- The regulated area in Greater Worcester has been expanded to include an additional portion of the town of Boylston, for a total of 76 square miles, due to a recent find at the Boylston/West Boylston border. Download a map here and read the 8th Amended Order here. (07/23/2010)
- Asian longhorned beetle confirmed in Boston, at Faulkner Hospital. A 1.5 mile regulated area around the infestation is now in place. Read the official press release here, download a map of the regulated area here, Order to Supress and Control here. (07/06/2010)
- ALB Eradication Program maps showing neighborhoods in Greater Worcester where trees are being treated with preventative pesticide applications.
- Week 8 (06/14/2010 - 06/19/2010)
- Week 7 (06/07/2010 - 06/12/2010)
- Week 6 (05/31/2010 - 06/05/2010)
- Week 5 (05/24/2010 - 05/29/2010)
- Week 4 (05/17/2010 - 05/22/2010)
- Week 3 (05/10/2010 - 05/15/2010)
- Week 2 (05/03/2010 - 05/08/2010)
- Week 1 (04/26/2010 - 05/01/2010)
- Download a map showing the 2010 Projected Program Plan for tree surveys and preventative treatment in the Greater Worcester area. Please note that this is a projected plan, and subject to revision. (12/08/2009)
- Information about the ALB Reforestation Plantings planned for the Worcester area is now available here. (08/20/2009)
- Subscribe to the ALB Newsletter, a weekly update of ALB-related news and events in Massachusetts. Read back issues here.
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- Compliance training sessions for business owners working with ALB host trees or firewood in the regulated areas in Greater Worcester, Boston or Brookline run regularly. Contractors should bring their vehicle registrations with them so that stickers can be issued. For Worcester, call 508-852-8110, for Boston/Brookline, call the ALB hotline at 866-702-9938 to sign up.
- Compliance training sessions for business owners are currently being held in Worcester. Call for exact dates and times. Contractors should bring their vehicle registrations with them so that stickers can be issued.
- The list of companies and agencies who have completed compliance training and are certified to perform work that would result in the movement or transport of wood materials in the WORCESTER regulated area has been updated. Please note that to work in the Boston regulated area, separate certification is required. Call 508-852-8110 if you have questions. (07/29/2010)
- The regulated area in Greater Worcester has been expanded to include an additional portion of the town of Boylston, for a total of 76 square miles, due to a recent find at the Boylston/West Boylston border. Download a map here and read the 8th Amended Order here. (07/23/2010)
- Sixth Amended Order to Suppress and Control Nuisance Conditions and Regulated Articles (8/24/2009)
- List of companies and agencies who have completed compliance training in Worcester and are certified to perform work that would result in the movement or transport of wood materials in the regulated area. (Up to date as of 02/09/2010)
- Operating hours at the Ararat Street wood disposal site in Worcester: As of May 19, 2009 the site will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 8am to 5pm. (5/12/2009)
- Federal Order: Domestic Quarantine of a Portion of Worcester County, Massachusetts, for Asian Longhorned Beetle (01/09/2009)
- Greater Worcester ALB Regulated Area: FAQ (08/2008)
- Notice to Businesses Located in or Doing Business in the Worcester Regulated Area (08/19/2008)
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Be sure to visit our Media and Outreach page for ID tools, photos and graphics, and other files for use in educational projects or for press about ALB.
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- Community meetings were held in Boston and Brookline to discuss the ALB infestation:
- Saturday, 7/31/2010, 10am-12pn, Curtis Hall, 20 South St., Jamaica Plain, MA [ALB Resource Fair!]
- Thursday, 7/29/2010, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St., Brookline, MA
- Tuesday, 7/27/2010, 7pm-9pm, First Baptist Church, 633 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
- Thursday, 7/22/2010, 6pm-8pm, Faulkner Hospital, Huvos Auditorium, Jamaica Plain, MA [Organized by State Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez]
- Wednesday, 7/21/2010, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Brookline Public Library, Hunneman Hall, 361 Washington St., Brookline, MA
- Maps are available for the locations within the Worcester regulated area where trees will receive pesticide treatments in Spring 2010: Overview of all sites, Boylston/Shrewsbury, Holden, West Boylston, Worcester: Fairlawn, Greendale, Harrington Field, Lynnwood. (02/24/2010)
- Public meetings held in Holden, Worcester and West Boylston on March 1, 2 and 3 regarding plans to treat ALB-susceptible trees. Download a flyer here. (02/12/2010)
- Notice from the USDA about pilot program to test efficacy of fall pesticide treatments to protect host trees. (11/15/2009)
- Archived map of the Worcester regulated area from 9/23/2009 (74 square miles). Read the 7th Amended Order here. (09/23/2009)
- A Sixth Amended Order to Suppress and Control Nuisance Conditions and Regulated Articles has been released, to recognize that Katsura tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum is now a confirmed host for the Asian longhorned beetle (09/14/2009)
- Governor Declares August to be Asian Longhorned Beetle Awareness Month:
It was just over a year ago that the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) was first reported by Worcester resident Donna Massie. Since that time, local, state, and federal entities have joined together to fight the infestation of an invasive pest that has caused negative impact to the City of Worcester and placed the Commonwealth as well as the entire Northeastern United States on high alert. To this end, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has worked with the Governor’s Office to declare August as Asian Longhorned Beetle Awareness Month, with the goal of encouraging every resident in the Commonwealth to learn to identify and report sightings of this invasive insect. View the full Proclamation here. (08/11/2009)
- Archived map of the Worcester regulated area from 8/3/2009
- Archived map of the Worcester regulated area from 12/23/2008 (63.5 square miles)
- Dodge Park tree removals began week of 4/30/2009 - walkthrough was 4/27/09. Read more here. (04/27/2009)
- A map of outlying infestations in Greater Worcester (known infested trees outside the areas where removals are currently occurring) is available here. (03/05/2009)
- The tree removal process in Worcester has now entered Phase 3. Download an updated map here. (02/11/2009)
- A summary of Phase 1 of the tree removal process in the Worcester regulated area, along with a map of affected locations, can be downloaded here. (01/02/2009)
- Amended Order to Suppress and Control Nuisance Conditions and Regulated Articles (12/23/2008)
- Storm Emergency Update: Disposal of ALB host material in the Worcester regulated area has been made easier for tree companies dealing with the recent ice storm. For details, click here. (12/12/2008)
- Archived map of Worcester regulated area from 11/24/2008 (includes a small increase in the southern part of Holden)
- All companies working within the Worcester regulated area on any of the 11 ALB host species are required to sign a compliance agreement. Section 5 of the state order will now be strictly enforced. (11/7/2008)
- A Massachusetts Environmental Assessment has been released for the preferred Asian longhorned beetle eradication plan. (10/14/2008)
- Archived map of Worcester regulated area from 09/28/2008 (includes the city of Worcester, and parts of the towns of Boylston, Holden, Shrewsbury, and West Boylston - 62 square miles)
- Notice to residents in the regulated zone regarding the ALB Survey Teams (08/22/2008)
- Archived map of Worcester regulated area from 08/19/2008 (33 square miles)
- Original Order to Suppress and Control Nuisance Conditions and Regulated Articles (08/18/2008)
- Pest Alert August 2008: Asian Longhorned Beetle found in Worcester, MA (08/07/2008)
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