Event date
Event Location
Fernald Preserve Visitors Center, 7400 Willey Road, Hamilton, Ohio 45013
Program Length: 6:00 pm. – 8:30 pm.
The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is potentially the most devastating non-native pest to have ever arrived in North America. The beetle kills trees belonging to 12 genera and, if it escapes eradication, ALB would cause a catastrophic loss of trees. Early detection is essential to eradication success. Learn how you can help stop ALB!
FREE of charge!
Teaching Team:
Kimberly Dean, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Jonathon Shields, Ohio Department of Agriculture
Joe Boggs, Ohio State University Extension
And Others!
Agenda:
- 6:00 – 7:30 pm: Teaching Presentations
- Overview of ALB including the biology, behavior, identification features, and impacts.
- Overview of the ALB eradication program in Ohio including updates on the current infestation status.
- Regulatory requirements including reporting suspected infestations, regulated articles, and tree work in the regulated area (e.g. quarantine, handling of infested material, etc.).
- 7:30 – 8:00: Time with Samples – participants can view and handle samples
- 8:00 – 8:30: Open Questions
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