Anoplophora glabripennis found in New Jersey (US)
In October 2002, Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae - EPPO A1 list) was reported in New Jersey City (New Jersey, US). The beetle was detected in 98 trees, mostly Acer. This is a new state record but probably not a separate introduction, as it is only a few kilometres away from the original discovery in Brooklyn, New York. Eradication measures (destruction of trees) are being applied.
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NAPIS web site
Tree-munching Asia beetles are discovered in Jersey City by the New York Times
http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/states/nj/news/021012-alb.txt
New Jersey Department of Environment Protection – Division of parks and forestry.
Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis).
http://www.nj.gov/parksandforests/forest/community.alb.html
NAPPO Pest Alert, 2002-11-19.
Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis reported in New Jersey.
http://www.pestalert.org
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