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) [...]
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 [...]
Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources this Sunday, Sept. 19th for an Asian longhorned beetle tree survey at Jamaica Pond. In July of this year, a small infestation of ALB was discovered in maple trees growing at Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. ALB Eradication program staff are in the [...]
Last month the Greater Worcester Land Trust hosted an Asian longhorned beetle (“ALB”) tree survey within Kinney Woods, part of over 100-acres of GWLT conservation land. The area is just 2.5 miles west of a known ALB infestation and is a gateway to many other important areas including Holden Reservoir, Cascades Park, and Boynton Park.
Before [...]
Our Asian Longhorned Beetle “T3″ Train-the-Trainer sessions are starting up again next week, but there’s still time to register!
As part of the Forest Pest Outreach and Survey Project, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is seeking stakeholders in Fitchburg, Leominster, New Bedford, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and surrounding communities to help organize tree surveys, participate in [...]
The Greater Worcester Land Trust is looking for volunteers to assist with Asian longhorned beetle tree surveys in the Worcester area on Tuesdays during the month of July. Sessions will be held from noon – 1:00pm (when the lighting is best for detecting ALB tree damage). No experience necessary – experienced GWLT members will [...]
As part of the Forest Pest Outreach and Survey Project, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is seeking stakeholders in the communities of Fitchburg, Leominster, New Bedford and surrounding communities to help organize tree surveys, participate in Asian longhorned beetle “Train the Trainer” sessions, and plan other activities to help raise awareness about the Asian [...]
As part of the Friends of the Public Garden 40th Anniversary celebration, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is seeking volunteers to assist with an Asian longhorned beetle tree survey in Boston Common next Thursday, June 23 at 3pm.
While ALB has not been found in Boston, groups like the Friends remain vigilant about protecting the [...]
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