Citrus long-horned beetle
The citrus long-horned beetle (Anoplophora chinensis, also appearing in many sources as Anoplophora malasiaca)[1] is a long-horned beetle native to Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia where it is considered a serious pest.[2] This beetle has invaded several countries in Europe, including Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, France, Germany, and Croatia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
| Tribe: | Lamiini |
| Genus: | Anoplophora |
| Species: | A. chinensis |
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| Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771) | |
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Each female citrus long-horned beetle can lay up to 200 eggs after mating; each egg is individually deposited in tree bark.[2] After the beetle larva hatches, it chews into the tree, forming a tunnel that is then used as a place for pupation.[2] From egg-laying to pupation and adult emergence can take one to two years.
Infestations by the beetle can kill many different types of hardwood trees including Citrus, pecan, apple, Australian pine, Hibiscus, sycamore, willow, pear, mulberry, chinaberry, poplar, Litchi, kumquat, Japanese red cedar, oak, and Ficus.
Other past sightings
North America
The citrus long-horned beetle was first discovered in the U.S. in April 1999, when a single beetle was found in a nursery greenhouse in Athens, Georgia on certain bonsai trees imported from China. The beetle was later discovered in August of 2001, at a Tukwila, Washington nursery near Seattle in a shipment from Korea of 369 bonsai maple trees. Three of the beetles were captured at the nursery, including a mated female ready to lay eggs, but when the bonsai trees were dissected, eight larvae exit tunnels were found, indicating that five more might have escaped into the surrounding community. Officials concerned with the potential for spread asked residents in the region not to move firewood,[3] even in areas with no known infestations.
See also
References
- S.W. Lingafelter, E.R. Hoebeke (2002) Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). 236 S., Entomological Society of Washington, Washington, DC. ISBN 0-9720714-1-5
- "Citrus longhorn beetle". Ministry for Primary Industries. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- "Don't Move Firewood". Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- "Presence Of The Citrus Longhorn Beetle In UK". Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
External links
- EPPO pdf
- DEFRA/CSL and Forestry Commission UK Publication
- COMMISSION DECISION on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) pdf
- Species Profile- Citrus Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora chinensis), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Citrus Longhorned Beetle.
- Neue Westfälische from 3 July 2008
- Defra News release 14 August 2008