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Citrus Longhorned Beetle, Adult - Photo by Art Wagner; USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Scientific Name:

Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) (Haack et al. 2010)

Common Name:

Citrus longhorned beetle (CLB), citrus-root cerambycid, rough-shouldered longhorned beetle

Native To:

China, Japan and Korea (Gyeltshen and Hodges 2005)

Date of U.S. Introduction:

Washington 2001 – eradicated (Gyeltshen and Hodges 2005)

Means of Introduction:

Intercepted at nurseries in imported plants (Haack et al. 2010)

Impact:

Attacks numerous species of hardwood trees including Citrus spp., but also pecan, apple, Australian pine, hibiscus, sycamore, willow, pear, mulberry, pigeon pea, China-berry, poplar, litchi, kumquat, Japanese red cedar, and Ficus. (Gyeltshen and Hodges 2005)

Current U.S. Distribution:

Not currently established

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Citrus Longhorned Beetle

USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Federally Regulated

Federal Import Orders

USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

A Federal Order is a legal document issued in response to an emergency when the Administrator of APHIS considers it necessary to take regulatory action to protect agriculture or prevent the entry and establishment into the United States of a pest or disease. Federal Orders are effective immediately and contain the specific regulatory requirements.

Images

Google Images - Citrus Longhorned Beetle

Google.

Invasive.org - Citrus Longhorned Beetle

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

PaDIL - Citrus Longhorned Beetle

Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Pests and Diseases Image Library.

Videos

YouTube - Citrus Longhorn Beetle

Google. YouTube; Great Britain Department Environment Food and Rural Affairs.

Selected Resources

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Council or Task Force

Priority Species: Citrus, Asian, and Red-Necked Longhorned Beetles

Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. Washington Invasive Species Council.

Partnership

NOBANIS: Species Alert - Anoplophora chinensis Found in Denmark (Jun 2011)

European Network on Invasive Alien Species.

Citrus Pests - Citrus Longhorned Beetle

USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.

Citations

Gyeltshen, J. and A. Hodges. 2005. Citrus Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora chinensis. University of Florida, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Electronic Data Information Source Publication #ENY357 (IN633).
Haack, R.A., F. Hérard, J. Sun, and J.J. Turgeon. 2010. Managing invasive populations of Asian longhorned beetle and citrus longhorned beetle: a worldwide perspective. Annual Review of Entomology 55:521-546.