I wonder if everyone realizes the seriousness of the Asian Longhorn infestation. This bug will have devastating effects if not controlled:

> The Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) is native to China and Korea, and has become a serious invasive insect pest of urban forests in North America and Europe, with a new infestation discovered in Worcester, Massachusetts in July 2008. Over 4,000 infested trees have been found in three months of surveying, with numbers expected to top 15,000 trees. Unlike the previous four infestations, the infestation in Worcester has expanded beyond urban forests into the surrounding natural forests, and is very close to urban and natural forests in the five surrounding north eastern where maples trees are very abundant. Given the seriousness of this infestation, federal, state and local agencies, with assistance from private companies and citizens, are working jointly in the eradication program. If eradication is to have any chance of success the full brunt of the existing methods must be brought to bear, including a public awareness blitz; improved visual survey methods; sentinel trees for detection of adult beetles; and insecticides and fungal bands for control of adult beetles and protection of trees from attack. 

seprl.ars.usda.gov

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