Asian Longhorned Beetle Maple Trees. The invasive Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is shiny black with white spots. Subsequent populations have been reported in New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, and.
Larvae feed on many hardwood trees, primarily on maple and poplar (also birch, horsechestnut, willow, elm, and ash); unlike other borers, may attack healthy trees, causing severe.
The preferred trees of this invasive species include nearly all our maple species.
They are known to attack species of hardwood trees, including maple, birch, horse chestnut, poplar, willow, elm and ash. ✪ Asian Longhorned Beetle: First Line of Defense. The Asian longhorned beetle is native to China and the Korean peninsula. The research of this species was kind of difficult to research because I couldn't find a lot of information about it.