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This is Volume 1, Issue 14 (10/13/2009) of the ALB Newsletter, your link to the latest information about the Asian longhorned beetle, brought to you by the Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project (MIPOP).
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Recent News
- Arborists and municipal leaders agree that the replanting of trees in the Asian longhorned beetle-impacted areas of Greater Worcester is essential to the city's recovery (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- The Department of Agriculture in Ohio will survey for Asian longhorned beetle in the Southwest part of the state this winter after one of the insects was found in a warehouse there last June (Cincinnatti.com)
- After additional Asian longhorned beetle-infested trees were found in West Boylston (Worcester Telegram & Gazette), the regulated area was expanded to include the entire town. View the latest version of the map, which now encompasses 74 square miles.
- The Worcester Asian longhorned beetle eradication program will receive $10 million in federal emergency funds; U.S. Rep James P. McGovern plans to request an additional $30 million (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- The Boston Globe has weighed in on the plans to use pesticide to fight Asian longhorned beetle in the infested areas of Greater Worcester.
- The Worcester City Council has asked USDA/DCR to utilize trunk injection rather than soil drenching of pesticide to protect trees from ALB (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- The Massachusetts Pesticide Board has asked for more information from the USDA about imidacloprid treatment for trees in the Greater Worcester ALB-infested area (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- Beekeepers have expressed concern about the use of pesticide application to protect trees in Asian longhorned beetle-infested areas (Boston.com)
- The Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) has been confirmed as a host for Asian longhorned beetle. Read the updated Massachusetts Order from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
- Massachusetts will receive $4 million in stimulus funds to help replant trees in the Worcester area (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on the discussion of the proposed program to chemically treat uninfested Asian longhorned beetle host trees in the Worcester area
- The Worcester City Council committee met with the USDA to discuss the pilot program for pesticide application on ALB host trees (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Upcoming Events and Volunteer Opportunities:
- A "Train the Trainer" session will be held in Fall River on October 20th, 6-8pm, at Bristol Community College. To register, call 508 679-2115 x11 or email Bioreserve AT ttor.org.
- MDAR staff will be speaking about ALB to the Massachusetts Cemetery Association on November 5th at Tower Hill Botanic Garden.
- A free ALB general information session will be held at Garden in the Woods in Framingham on Wednesday, November 18th, from 12:30-2pm. To register, email bdrexler AT newfs.org or call 508-877-7630 x3302
- To volunteer with the Worcester Tree Initiative program or learn about tree giveaways for those affected by ALB, go to: http://bit.ly/TxSUv
- Learn to survey for ALB and ALB tree damage with the Greater Worcester Land Trust. Volunteer crews go out most Thursdays at 12pm. Email anne AT gwlt.org for more details and to RSVP.
- Watch for an Asian Longhorned Beetle display at the Winchester EcoFest on October 24th.
- Learn to identify ALB and ALB tree damage so that you can teach others. Organize a train-the-trainer session in your area by contacting jennifer.forman-orth AT state.ma.us
Past Outreach Events:
- Outreach to promote awareness of the Asian longhorned beetle was strong at this year's Big E in Springfield. Booths promoting ALB education were hosted by USDA/APHIS, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), The Massachusetts Maple Producers Association, The Master Gardeners of Western Mass., and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Worcester County. On Massachusetts Day, MDAR hosted a special booth and a volunteer from The Massachusetts Audubon Society's Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center came dressed in an ALB costume.
- Volunteers assisted Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources staff in surveying trees in both Boston and Springfield for signs of ALB damage. MDAR staff are extremely grateful to the many volunteers that showed up, as well as to the Parks Departments in both Boston and Springfield, who were essential in organizing the surveys. Coverage of the Springfield event can be seen at WGGB's website.
- ALB outreach was conducted recently at the Mass Outdoor Expo in Sturbridge, the South End Open Market in Boston, and the Topsfield Fair. The newly formed Mass Geocachers organization also took outreach materials to place in geocaches across the state.
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