An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
  1. Home
  2. Terrestrial Invasives
  3. Terrestrial Invertebrates
  4. Asian Long-Horned Beetle

Asian Long-Horned Beetle

Scientific Name

Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1853) (ITIS)

Common Name

Asian long-horned beetle (ALB), starry sky beetle

Native To

Asia (Hu et al. 2009)

Date of U.S. Introduction

First breeding populations discovered in New York in 1996 (Haack et al. 2010)

Means of Introduction

Arrived accidentally in cargo from Asia (Hu et al. 2009)

Impact

Destructive wood-boring pest of maple and other hardwoods (Haack et al. 2010)

Asian Long-Horned Beetle

Asian Longhorned Beetle, adult

Credit

Photo by Donald Duerr; USDA, Forest Service

Source
Invasive.org

Find more images

Spotlights

  • USDA APHIS Asks for Help Looking for Asian Longhorned Beetle by Checking Trees

    • Jul 29, 2024

    • USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

    • The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and report the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). APHIS declares every August Tree Check Month and is asking you to look for this destructive, invasive beetle by checking trees on your property and in your community for damage. Left unchecked, the ALB can cause infested trees to die. August is an ideal time of year to look for the beetle and the damage it causes.

  • State Asks Public to Check Trees for Invasive Pests this August

    • Aug 6, 2024

    • Washington Invasive Species Council.

    • Washington state agencies are asking for your help to check your trees for signs and symptoms of invasive insects. Damaging invasive insect species, such as spotted lanternfly, longhorned beetles, and emerald ash borer, are emerging in their adult form. ate summer is often the peak time for these invasive insects to emerge from trees in their adult stage. If you see or suspect you see an invasive insect, report a sighting.

  • USDA APHIS Makes Gains Removing Asian Longhorned Beetle in New York

    • Jan 31, 2024

    • USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

    • The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), together with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, is announcing that the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) quarantine on Long Island is now smaller. New York is now closer to being ALB-free.

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

  • Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE)

    • USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.

    • The Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE) is an interactive web tool which provides detailed spatial data describing pest distributions and host inventory estimates for damaging, non-indigenous forest insect and disease pathogens currently established in the U.S. The database is maintained as a joint effort of Purdue University, the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, and the U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Protection.

  • Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Asian Longhorned Beetle

    • University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

    • Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.

  • Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Asian Longhorned Beetle

    • USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Federally Regulated

Videos

All Resources

View and Filter All Asian Long-Horned Beetle Resources

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source.

Council or Task Force
Partnership
Federal Government

  • APHIS Campaign: Check Trees for Asian Longhorned Beetle

    • USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

    • Public outreach and educational site (former Asianlonghornedbeetle.com site).

  • Asian Longhorned Beetle

    • USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

    • Provides comprehensive Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) information including: what to look for, how to prevent this pest and how it is treated. Also provides image gallery and information how to report signs of pest. And provides information for ALB cooperative eradication including: current status and quarantine information, APHIS' response, regulatory information, federal orders, information for cooperators and producers, ALB research, and reports and assessments.

International Government
State and Local Government
Academic
Professional
Citations