Asian longhorned beetle and humans

This beetle adversely affects the human environment by killing valuable shade and park trees, as well as injuring or even killing forest trees of economic value e. The estimated maximum potential national urban forest impact of the Asian longhorned beetle is a loss of More detailed information on this study is given in: Led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA , all levels of government are working to contain and eradicate the beetle before our trees and forests are decimated. Alien Invader Global trade is responsible for bringing the Asian long-horned beetle to North America. Although treatments exist to control ALB—infested cargo, the ALB is not easily controlled once it is introduced into the environment. Reason s Why it has Become Established:

In the s and s, however, the Chinese government began to plant enormous windbreaks of millions of trees in its northern provinces in response to erosion and deforestation. Larvae expel frass from their tunnels near the original oviposition site. Because the beetle first attacks a tree's crown, spotters on the ground may have difficulty detecting the insect; even the smoke jumpers, swinging from ropes and clambering over limbs, manage to identify only about 70 percent of infected trees. Non-host species are typically used to replace removed trees.