Asian horned beetle in united states
The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), also known as the starry sky, sky beetle, or ALB, is native to eastern China, Japan, and Korea. This species has now been accidentally introduced into the United States, where it was first discovered in , as well as Canada, and several countries in Europe, .
Description:An exotic long-horned beetle was first discovered attacking ornamental trees in New York City and Chicago. Detections of this pest have since been made in most states in the northeastern portion of the United States as well as in California beginning in Their route of entry into the USA appears to have been in untreated wooden packing crates originating in China. These beetles are large, conspicuous insects, readily recognized by their horns or antennae. Oviposition cavities chewed out by females are found in tree trunk bark and branch junctions, or on the trunk itself. As larvae mature, they enter the heartwood of the tree, destroying the quality of the wood, while feeding by large numbers of beetle larvae can kill trees by girdling them.
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