Dr. Georgia Peterson

Since its discovery in New York in 1996, the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis, or ALB) has attacked many valuable native tree species, including maples, birches, poplars and willows in Illinois (1998), New Jersey (2002), Massachusetts (2008) and Ohio (2011), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Although these non-native beetles don’t travel far from […]