Asian Longhorned Beetle

Woodborer update: Asian longhorned beetle, emerald ash borer, and Sirex woodwasp (March 21, 2007)

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Scientific Name: Anoplophora glabripennis
Common Names: Asian Longhorned Beetle, Starry Sky Beetle

Known Hosts:
Maples (Acer sp.) (including boxelder, Norway, red, silver, and sugar maples), poplar (Populus sp.), and willow (Salix sp.), birch (Betula), elm (Ulmus sp.), horse chestnut (Aesculus sp.), and other deciduous trees.

Key ID Features (Adults):
	Adults are a shiny black color with irregular white spots on the back. (Figures 1 & 2)
	Antennae have alternate black and white bands.
	Beetles are 0.75" - 1.5" long with antennae that are 1.5 to 2.5 times their body length.
	Feet and antennae may have a bluish tinge.
	Adults are active from early summer through mid-fall.

Description of damage:
	Dime-sized oval grooves in the bark chewed by females for deposition of an egg. (Figure 3)
	Exit holes about 1/2” in diameter where the adults have bored out of the tree. (Figure 4)
	Sawdust on the ground or on tree branches where adults exited from the tree. (Figure 5)
	White, legless larvae, 50mm (2”) in length when mature, tunnel inside the tree. (Figure 6)

Similar species:
See the following websites for information on distinguishing Asian Longhorned Beetle from similar species:
USDA Forest Service: Asian Longhorned Beetle Identify and Report
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/alb/ident_reporting/identifying.shtm
University of Vermont: Asian Longhorned Beetle Identification
http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/identification/index.html

Fact sheets and references:
USDA Forest Service Asian Longhorned Beetle homepage
Contains up-to-date information on the battle against ALB in the U.S.
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/alb/index.shtm

USDA APHIS Pest Detection and Management Programs
Source for information on government regulations and actions to control ALB
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/asian_lhb/index.shtml

University of Vermont Entomology Research Laboratory
Nice site with good coverage of current news about ALB.
http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/index.html

Asian Longhorned Beetle in Canada: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pestrava/anogla/asialonge.shtml

UMass Extension Asian Longhorned Beetle Fact Sheet
http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/wood_attackers/asian_longhorned_beetle.html

Cornell University ALB Diagnostic Web Site
http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/Woodys/ALB_Mahaffey/ALBHomepage.html

NAPIS Asian longhorned Beetle Page: Links to many resources and survey maps
http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/alb/

EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization)
Data Sheets on Quarantine Pest: Anoplophora glabripennis http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/insects/Anoplophora_glabripennis/ANOLGL_ds.pdf

Exotic Forest Pest Information System for North America
Cavey, JF. 2000. Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky)
http://spfnic.fs.fed.us/exfor/data/pestreports.cfm?pestidval=53&langdisplay=english

National Park Service Pest Alert, Firewood: Threat from Invasive Beetles
Information about quarantine regulations affecting firewood movement
http://massnrc.org/pests/linkeddocuments/USDAfirewoodpestalert.pdf

last reviewed February 25, 2008