the asian longhorned beetle
DESCRIPTION
PDCNR, Bugwood.com. PDIL, Bugwood.org. The Asian longhorned beetle. ● 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches long ● Glossy black with up to 20 white spots ● Long antennae (1 to 2 1/2 times body length) with distinctive white bands ● Feet with a bluish tinge. PDCNR, Bugwood.com. FEMALE. MALE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Minnesota First Detectors
● 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches long
● Glossy black with up to 20 white spots
● Long antennae (1 to 2 1/2 times body length) with distinctive white bands
● Feet with a bluish tinge
The Asian longhorned beetle
PDIL, Bugwood.org
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Adults
FEMALE MALE
M. Bohne, Bugwood.org
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Which Beetle is ALB?
33%
33%
33% A. Insect A
B. Insect B
C. Insect C
A B C
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
L. Lazarus, NC Div. of For. Res., Bugwood.org
K. Law, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
W. Cranshaw, CO State Univ., Bugwood.org
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● 2 3/8 inches long, legless
● Cream-colored body
● Brown “shield” behind head
● Brown mouth parts
● Difficult to distinguish from other longhorned beetles
Larvae
PDCNR, Bugwood.org
PDCNR, Bugwood.org
D. Haugen, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Which Larva Could Be ALB?
0%
67%
33% A. Insect A
B. Insect B
C. Insect C
A B C
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Egg niches
● Round to oval shaped
● 3/4-inch diameter
Cutaway showing egg
L. Barber, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
Oozing sap
D. Haugen, USDA FS, Bugwood.orgD.
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PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Exit holesPN DCNR, Bugwood.org
D. Haugen, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
● 3/8-inch diameter
● Round shaped
● Should be able to insert the eraser-end of a pencil at least one inch into the hole
Patricia Douglass, USDA APHIS-PPQ
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Exit holes & egg niches
PN DCNR, Bugwood.org
T. Denholm, NJ DA, Bugwood.org
Patricia Douglass, USDA APHIS-PPQ
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Frass
PN DCNR, Bugwood.org
L. Barber, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
● Created by tunneling larvae
● Coarse sawdust
● Accumulates at base of tree and crotches of branches
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Tunneling
L. Barber, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
E.R. Hoebeke, Cornell Univ., Bugwood.org
L. Barber, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
PN DCNR, Bugwood.org
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
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Which Damage is from ALB?
33%
67%
0% A. Insect A
B. Insect B
C. Insect C
A B C
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
R. Anderson, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
D. Haugen, USDA FS, Bugwood.org MN DNR, Bugwood.org
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S. Katovich, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
Which One is Due to ALB?
0%
100%
B
PDCNR, Bugwood.com
A. Tree A
B. Tree B
D. Haugen, USDA FS, Bugwood.org
A