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Monitoring Asian longhorned beetles in Massachusetts
| Authors: | Maya Nehme, Melody Keena, Aijun Zhang, Alan Sawyer, Kelli Hoover |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Type: | Other |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| Source: | 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: 109-110. |
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Abstract
An operationally effective trap to monitor the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis or ALB) has been a goal of the ALB eradication program since the first beetle was found in New York in 1996. Ground surveying is only ~20 percent effective at identifying infested trees and, although tree climbing is more effective, it is also highly time-consuming and expensive.Parent Publication
- Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010