If you see winter moths this November or December, we’d like to hear from you using the survey below. The information you provide will be used to assess the distribution of this invasive pest in our state.
Reports are starting to come in that winter moths are flying once again in Massachusetts. Winter moth (Operophtera brumata) [...]
UMass Amherst is reporting that Extension entomologist Joe Elkinton now has evidence that the biocontrol for the invasive winter moth has finally taken hold in Massachusetts. For the past 6 years, Elkinton’s lab has been rearing and releasing a parasitic fly, Cyzenis albicans, that attacks the invasive winter moth (Operophtera brumata). Research shows that fly [...]
Do you know how to recognize the signs of an Asian longhorned beetle infestation? Early detection of invasive species can be the key to preventing their spread, and our state’s trees need your watchful eye. In August of 2008, an infestation of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (“ALB”) was found in Worcester, MA. That [...]
Over the past few weeks staff at the Mass. Dept. of Agricultural Resources, the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, and volunteers have been scouting out Cerceris wasp colonies for the Wasp Watchers project, where we monitor non-stinging wasps that are experts at hunting the invasive emerald ash borer beetle. The project was recently featured in [...]
Want to help protect Massachusetts from the invasive emerald ash borer? Volunteer teams from Central and Eastern Massachusetts are needed to track the beetles, using a wasp that is an expert at finding them. Cerceris fumipennis, a native wasp species, is an expert at catching Agrilus beetles, including the Agrilus of greatest concern to us [...]
The latest issue of Pro Grow News, the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association’s bimonthly magazine, features an article about the looming threat of emerald ash borer in Massachusetts. The article, “Emerald Ash Borer: A New Pest On Our Doorstep,” is written by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources‘ State Plant Pest Survey Coordinator, Jennifer Forman [...]
The Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources has reproduced two of its most popular handouts for Asian longhorned beetle outreach in a Spanish language format. Our ALB Tree Guide and ALB Look-alikes sheets are now both available in Spanish:
To view the entire collection of ALB outreach materials, visit the Massachusetts ALB Cooperative Eradication Program’s Media [...]
New from the ALB Educational Outreach Development Team at the Mass. Department of Agricultural Resources:
It’s Asian Longhorned Beetle Jeopardy! Aimed at those at high school level or older, this fun version of the popular Jeopardy! game is all about the Asian longhorned beetle. Download it here.
Damage from invasive insects like the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) and Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is easiest to spot in winter and early spring, without leaves blocking our view into the upper canopy. But in winter, there are no leaves on the trees, so how do we identify host species? Check out our winter tree [...]
The Asian longhorned beetle Cooperative Eradication Program will be holding a series of meetings this March in the Greater Worcester area to discuss plans to chemically treat trees in an effort to prevent the spread of the beetle.
Meetings are scheduled from 6pm-8pm on each of the following dates:
Monday, March 14: Worcester Technical High School, 1 [...]
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