USDA surveys for Asian longhorned beetle eradication

The survey is focused on New York County

Staff

Published August 10, 2011
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is conducting visual survey work to determine whether Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has been effectively eradicated from New York County, N.Y.
 
APHIS and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) will initiate a confirmation survey of the estimated 62,000 ALB host trees within the quarantined areas of New York County.  The work is expected to continue for one year.
 
APHIS and NYSDAM will work with a contractor, Davey Tree Expert Company, to complete the work by performing tree climbing, bucket truck and ground-based inspections of publicly accessible trees.  APHIS and NYSDAM inspectors will be conducting the inspection of privately owned, residential trees.
 
All contractor vehicles involved in the survey effort will have identifying signage and all inspectors, whether contractor or government, will be carrying official identification.  The public can assist the eradication effort by allowing survey officials access to susceptible trees on public and private property to evaluate any signs of ALB infestation.
 

The ALB program is conducting this survey effort because it is required to confirm the eradication of the beetle from New York County.  A confirmation of ALB eradication will lead to the removal of the county from quarantine regulation, and should result in lower costs associated with the handling and disposal of regulated host material by homeowners, landscapers, municipalities, nurseries and other green industry groups.

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