Asian Long-Horned Beetle
The Asian Long Horned Beetle, which attacks and kills trees such as maple, elm, horse chestnut, poplar, ash, birch and willow, was discovered in Brooklyn in 1996 and then in Amityville, Long Island. At that time, the two areas of infestation were placed under federal and state quarantine. In 1999, four satellite infestations were detected: in the Bayside section of Queens, Manhattan, Flushing and Islip, Long Island. To date, more than 4,400 trees from the infested areas have been cut, chipped and incinerated. If the identification of infested trees continues unimpeded, suppression of the pest population can be achieved. Eradication however, will be dependent upon our ability to prevent future introductions and to locate the remaining infested trees and/or satellite populations of the beetle. For more information, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Plant Protection and Quarantine
