Become familiar with the Asian Longhorned Beetle, what it looks like, the tell-tale signs of tree infestation, who to notify if you suspect you have located an infested tree.
State Departments of Agriculture Web Links:
Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2697&q=421754&depNav_GID=1631
Illinois http://www.agr.state.il.us/Environment/Pest/asianbeetle.html
Maine http://www.maine.gov/alb
Massachusetts http://massnrc.org/pests/alb/
New Hampshirehttp://extension.unh.edu/ALB/
New Jersey http://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/asianlonghornbeetle.html
New York http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/CAPS/foresthealth.html
Pennsylvania http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/agriculture/site/default.asp
Rhode Island http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/caps.htm#report
Vermont http://www.vermontagriculture.com/ARMES/plantindustry/FirewoodInformation.html
U.S. Forest Service Northeastern Area
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
If you are not in one of these states, log on to USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) website to report suspected Asian longhorned beetles.
Contact your State ALB Program at the numbers listed below:
State ALB Contacts:
You can also contact your State’s Plant Health Director directly:
Connecticut - Patty Douglass
State Plant Health Director
900 Northrup Road, Suite C
Wallingford, CT 06492-1900
Phone: (203) 269-4277
Fax: (203) 284-9031
New Hampshire - Mark Michaelis
State Plant Health Director
617 Comstock Road, Suite 3
Berlin, VT 05602-8927
Phone: (802) 828-4490
Fax: (802) 828-4591
New Jersey - Ron Blaskovich
State Plant Health Director
350 Corporate Park
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Phone: (609) 259-8649
Fax: (609) 259-8651
New York - Yvonne DeMarino
State Plant Health Director
500 New Karner Road, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12205
Comm: (518) 218-7540
FAX: (518) 218-7545
Maine - Terry Bourgoin
State Plant Health Director
15 Iron Road, Suite 1
Hermon, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 848-5199 Ext 15
Fax: (207) 848-2537
Massachusetts - Patty Douglass
State Plant Health Director
10 Causeway Street
Thomas P. O’Neil Building, Suite 518
Boston, MA 02222 -1088
Phone: (203) 269-4277
Fax: (617) 565-6933
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture
Phone: (866) 253-7189
Email: badbug@state.pa.us
or
Pennsylvania - Coanne O'Hern
State Plant Health Director
401 E. Louther Street, Suite 102
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 241-2465
Fax: (717) 241-0718
Rhode Island - Patty Douglass
State Plant Health Director
900 Northrup Road, Suite C
Wallingford, CT 06492
Phone: (203) 269-4277
Fax: (203) 284-9031
Vermont - Mark Michaelis
State Plant Health Director
617 Comstock Road, Suite 3
Berlin, VT 05602-8927
Phone: (802) 828-4490
Fax: (802) 828-4591