Citrus Longhorned Beetle

Scientific name: Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

Common names: Citrus longhorned beetle, citrus-root cerambycid

Native To: Eastern Asia

Date of U.S. Introduction: First detected in Washington State in 2001

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Arrived on trees imported from Asia

Impact: Larvae attack and kill healthy trees, including fruit trees and ornamentals

Current U.S. Distribution: Not currently established in the U.S.

• Host Map - Anoplophora chinensis, Rough Shouldered Long Horned Beetle (Apr 2010; PDF | 2.1 MB)
• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status

Management Plans: Animals

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Anoplophora chinensis Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research

Citrus Longhorned Beetle Program, King County, Washington - Environmental Assessment (Apr 2002; PDF | 398 KB)
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Citrus Longhorned Beetle
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Photographs; Distribution; Special Note: Links to other sites

Anoplophora chinensis
USDA. Exotic Forest Pest Information System for North America.
Taxonomy; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Bibliography

Pest Alert: A second Asian Longhorned Beetle in the U.S.
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle

Citrus Longhorned Beetle (PDF | 130 KB)
Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Citrus longhorned beetle (Apr 2010; PDF | 202 KB)
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts

Citrus Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora chinensis
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Citrus longhorned beetle - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Exotic Pest Threats: Citrus Longhorned Beetle (2009; PDF | 505 KB)
University of Maryland. Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion

Citrus Longhorned Beetle - Indiana's Most Unwanted Invasive Plant Pests
Purdue University (Indiana). Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Citrus Longhorned Beetle: Get Acquainted Here
Washington State University Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Special Note: Distinguishing Asian Exotic Longhorn Beetles from Local Longhorn Beetles already in Whatcom County

Anoplophora chinensis - Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (Dec 2006; PDF | 243 KB)
European Commission. Sixth Framework Programme.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Anoplophora malasiaca and Anoplophora chinensis - EPPO Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests (PDF | 43 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Species Alert: Anoplophora chinensis found in Denmark
European Network on Invasive Alien Species.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Legal Aspects

Citrus longhorned beetle
Pests and Diseases Image Library (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Citrus Longhorned Beetle
Don't Move Firewood.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Citrus longhorned beetle
Invasive.org.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution

Anoplophora chinensis
North American Plant Protection Organization. Phytosanitary Alert System.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion