What is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) doing to control the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB)?
A. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), with State and local cooperators, treats host trees not infested with ALB during spring and fall months within quarantine areas. Uninfested ALB host trees within a minimum of one-eighth of a mile from infested tree locations are treated in the ALB-infested areas of Illinois, New York, and New Jersey. Tree species receiving treatments for potential ALB infestations include maple, birch, horsechestnut, willow, elm, and ash. The Asian Longhorned Beetle Cooperative Eradication Project is comprised of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, City of New York Parks and Recreation, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, and New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
