Anoplophora glabripennis

Basic information
Scientific name	Anoplophora glabripennis	(No picture)
Common names	Asian long-horn beetle
Higher taxon	Cerambycidae, Chrysomeloidea, Coleoptera
Natural range	Continental China including Hong Kong to Korean Peninsula
Habitat	Afforested area, fruit garden, roadside trees, etc. Parasite on various trees.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan. A population occurred in Yokohama in July 2002, Kanagawa Pref., but immediately eradicated by September 2004. There were sparsed records in 1860 (unknown locality), 1911 (Ishigakijima Is.), and 1912 (Kumamoto Pref.).
Origin	Unknown.
Date	2002
Route	Accidental: Possibly with wood packing materials
Impact	Damages on various trees. In China, 40% of afforested trees are damaged. Native organism(s) affected: Trees of Acer, Aesculus, Betula, Populus, Salix, Alnus, Albizia, Ulmus, Elaeagnus, melia, Morus, Platanus, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Sorbus, etc.
Regulation in Japan	Family Cerambycidae is desgnated as a Quarantine Pest (the Plant Protection Law).
Introduced range in other countries	Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, USA (Illinois, New Jersey, and New York States)

Reference

Notes

ISSG. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (Accessed on 2012-3-22) http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/.
Kiritani (2000) Insect invasions in the world. Insectarium. 37, 224-235 (in Jpn)
Plant Protection Station (2011) The Plant Protection Act. Quarantine Pest List. (Accessed on 2012-6-15) http://www.pps.go.jp/law_active/Notification/basis/5/245/html/245.html (in Jpn)
University of Vermont (2011) Asian Longhorned Beetle (Accessed on 2012-3-22) http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/
etc.

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