In early July 2010, exotic, invasive Asian longhorned beetles were discovered in 6 Red maple trees at the Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood of Boston. As soon as the beetles were identified, the trees were removed to prevent further spread of this beetle. Subsequently, hundreds of trees in the Arnold Arboretum across the street were surveyed for Asian longhorned beetles. Now, the public is being asked to help locate Asian longhorned beetles. Please lend a hand!

General information about Asian longhorned beetles

MA sightings

Photographs from www.umassgreeninfo.org:

	Adult Asian longhorned beetle
	To the right of the dime: Exit hole of adult Asian longhorned beetle. To left of the dime: Egg-laying site of another Asian longhorned beetle.
	At the top of this photo is a fresh egg-laying site. At the bottom of this photo is an older (at least a year old) egg-laying site.
	A larva of the Asian longhorned beetle, inside a tree.

 

Report a sighting of an Asian longhorned beetle

For more information, contact:

Jennifer Forman Orth, Ph.D.

State Plant Pest Survey Coordinator

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

251 Causeway St., Suite 500

Boston, MA 02114-2151

 

jennifer.forman-orth@state.ma.us

p: (617) 626-1735

f: (617) 626-1850

http://massnrc.org/pests

Thank you for being an active, local environmental steward!

 

July 2010