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Phil Baldauf, Ohio ALB Project Manager

Phil Baldauf, Ohio ALB Project Manager

What is at stake in Ohio, if the ALB is not stopped?

How wide spread is the problem?

What is being done on the local level and statewide?

What does the effort entail?

How are people coping with the devastation caused by ALB?

How can the public assist in the effort?

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Trap to capture adult beetle placed in tree

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Male adult beetle guarding female beetle while she lays her egg in an egg site she has chewed.

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Tree branch showing damage from the beetle.

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Eradication program staff inspecting a host tree for the beetle.

ALB Eradication Program Office in Amelia, Ohio

ALB Eradication Program Office in Amelia, Ohio

Ohio Asian Longhorned Beetle Certification Training Program - Part 1

Ohio Asian Longhorned Beetle Certification Training Program - Part 2

Ohio Asian Longhorned Beetle Certification Training Program - Part 3

Ohio Asian Longhorned Beetle Certification Training Program - Part 4

Ohio Asian Longhorned Beetle Certification Training Program - Part 5

Report Your Findings

You can report your findings online or contact your State’s Cooperative ALB Eradication Program directly at:

(513) 381-7180
1-866-702-9938

Regulations

Ohio State Regulations
Federal Regulations

What’s At Stake?

State Tree: Buckeye – a tree the beetle attacks!

Nursery Stock: Damage to the state’s multi‐billion dollar nursery industry.

Hardwood Forests: Eastern and southern regions are blanketed in hardwood forests, and an estimated 300 to 400 million board feet are harvested each year.

Maple Trees: An estimated 7 billion board feet of maple wood alone currently in Ohio, plus adversely affecting maple sugar processors.

Alerts

Public Meetings

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