er Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Emerald Ash Borer Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus plannipennis)

Photo by James E. Appleby, University of Illinois White Ash Seeds

Green Ash Black Ash Compound leaves

Opposite branching

Diamond shaped, deeply grooved bark

First to leaf out in spring and first to drop leaves in the fall

Mating/Egg Laying Adults Larval Stage

Adult Pupal Stage Larvae

S-shaped larval galleries D- shaped exit holes

Adults Maturation feeding Woodpecker feeding Bark splits

Picture credits: cristinasarno.blogspot.com; dcwild.com; http://www.invasive.org/ Crown dieback

Sprouting Insecticidal Treatment Girdled Tree Sinks Biological Controls

Atanycolus cappaerti

Spathius agrili

Tetrastichus planipennisi

Oobius agrili

Cerceris fumipennis

More info at: www.cerceris.info and www.vtinvasives.org

Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)

Photo by James E. Appleby, © University of Illinois

Photo by James E. Appleby, University of Illinois

Insecticidal Cut, chip, mulch treatment Black and white, banded antennae

Shiny, black body Body length is Irregular, white, 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches or yellowish spots White-spotted Sawyer Beetle Native to Northeastern US Host trees are coniferous

Key Differences: White spot between the wing covers of the sawyer.

WSS is a bronzy black, while the Asian longhorned beetle is true black and shiny.

Eyed Click Beetle

Northeastern Western Conifer Sawyer Seed Bug

Signs of ALB

Round exit holes

Pencil test

Signs of ALB cont…

Frass= beetle poop

Signs of ALB cont…

Oviposition sites = Egg laying sites

Symptoms of ALB

Oozing sap from oviposition sites Before After

Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) HWA Life Cycle Signs and Symptoms of HWA Predators Released in Study Sites

Laricobius nigrinus Sasajiscymnus tsugae Scymnus sinuanodulus

Good habitat

Location, location, location

Don’t move firewood!!

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Spread the word and educate people!

Be on the lookout!

Emilie Inoue Trish Hanson VT Agency of Agriculture Forests, Parks, and Recreation Agriculture Pest Survey Coordinator Forest Protection Entomologist (802) 505-0217 802-879-5687 [email protected] [email protected]

Or contact your local forester at: http://www.vtfpr.org/htm/for_forstaff.cfm