The Ohio Department of Agriculture and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announce earlier last week that populations of Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) have been eradicated in Batavia and Stonelick Townships in Clermont County, OH. This is the first successful eradication in Ohio.
ALB feeds on a variety of trees, which separates it from the behavior of the Emerald Ash Borer. These beetles have a certain fondness for maple trees and are considered to be both economical and ecological threats to maple producers, woodlot owners, and state parks and forests.
Read more about the eradication of these ALB populations at https://bygl.osu.edu/node/993.
