Asian longhorned beetle
(Anoplophora glabripennis)
This species is Introduced in the United States
Major Hosts: Maples, elms, willows, buckeyes, horsechestnut, birch. Occasional: poplars, ash, sycamore/London plane tree, Katsura tree, mimosa, mountain ash, golden raintree
Key Features: Insect: Adult body is glossy jet black with irregular white spots. Antennae long, black with white bands. 1- 1.5 inches in length Damage: Large perfectly round (nearly dime-sized) exit holes (deep and straight that will hold a #2 pencil). Shallow divot like pits in the bark, oozing sap (especially on maples), coarse, excelsior like frass, breakage of large limbs.
Control/Management: Collect any beetles found and report any suspected infestations to your local DNR, Forestry Departments, Department of Agriculture or county Extension offices. Other native longhorned beetles that may be present that are of little concern: Red oak borer (images), Cottonwood borer (images), Brown prinonid Locust borer, NE Pine Sawyer, Painted hickory borer, Red headed ash borer and others. If detected outside the current quarantine area, please report the finding to the EDDMapS smartphone app or website, your state department of natural resources, your state forestry department, or local county extension office.
Indicator Plants / Insect Activity:
• First bloom of Oakleaf hydrangea 835 GDD
• First adult emergence 887 GDD
• Full bloom of winterberry holly 897 GDD
Key Features: Insect: Adult body is glossy jet black with irregular white spots. Antennae long, black with white bands. 1- 1.5 inches in length Damage: Large perfectly round (nearly dime-sized) exit holes (deep and straight that will hold a #2 pencil). Shallow divot like pits in the bark, oozing sap (especially on maples), coarse, excelsior like frass, breakage of large limbs.
Control/Management: Collect any beetles found and report any suspected infestations to your local DNR, Forestry Departments, Department of Agriculture or county Extension offices. Other native longhorned beetles that may be present that are of little concern: Red oak borer (images), Cottonwood borer (images), Brown prinonid Locust borer, NE Pine Sawyer, Painted hickory borer, Red headed ash borer and others. If detected outside the current quarantine area, please report the finding to the EDDMapS smartphone app or website, your state department of natural resources, your state forestry department, or local county extension office.
Indicator Plants / Insect Activity:
• First bloom of Oakleaf hydrangea 835 GDD
• First adult emergence 887 GDD
• Full bloom of winterberry holly 897 GDD
Resources
- Program Aid - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Fact Sheet - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Special Report - National Hardwood Lumber Association
- Web site - USDA Forest Service
- Web site - USDA APHIS PPQ
- National Agricultural Pest Information System - Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
- Asian Longhorned Beetle and its SE US Lookalikes - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
- Asian Longhorned Beetle Fact Sheet - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
- Asian Longhorned Beetle PowerPoint - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Selected Images
Invasive Listing Sources
- Delaware Invasive Species Council Invasive Species List
- Idaho Invasive Species Act
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- Iowa Tree Pests
- Maryland Invasive Species Council - Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- Michigan’s Invasive Species Watch List
- Michigan’s Prohibited and Restricted Species
- National Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Target Species
- National Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Target Species - 2015
- New Hampshire Prohibited Invasive Species
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- New York Regulated and Prohibited Invasive Species - Prohibited
- North American Forest Commission Exotic Forest Pest Information System
- Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program Tracked Species List
- South Carolina Plant Pest List
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
- West Virginia Invasive Species Strategic Plan and Volunteer Guidelines 2014
- Wisconsin's Invasive species rule – NR 40
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: Lamiinae |
| Tribe: Monochamini |
| Genus: Anoplophora |
| Anoplophora glabripennis |
References
Common Name Reference: Zicha O. (ed.) (1999-2010) BioLib. http://www.biolib.cz/en
Scientific Name Reference: