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Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) Anoplophora gabripennis: advancements in the eradication program

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Abstract

Current detections of Asian longhorned beetle (ALB): August 1996--Brooklyn, NY, later detected on Long Island and in other parts of New York City; July 1998--Chicago, IL; October 2002--Jersey City, NJ; August 2004--Carteret, NJ; August 2008--Worcester, MA. Declared eradication of ALB infestations: April 2008--Chicago, IL, and Jersey City, NJ. Currently regulated for ALB: 241 square miles in New York (142), New Jersey (25), and Massachusetts (74).

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Citation

Markham, Christine; Gittleman, Joe; Denholm, Tom; McFarland, Clint. 2011. Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) Anoplophora gabripennis: advancements in the eradication program. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 98.
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