Asian Longhorned Beetle

On August 6, 2008, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the identification of Asian Longhorned Beetles (ALB) in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Asian Longhorned Beetle, (Anoplophora glabripennis) is a foreign insect that bores into and kills a variety of tree species, including maple, elm, willow, birch, horsechestnut, London plantree/sycamore, poplar, ash, mimosa (silktree) hackberry and mountain ash.

Since August of 2008, the USDA working with the Commonwealth's Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has been working with local official to eradicate ALB in Worcester and surrounding communities. Currently, the ALB has been limited in the Town of Shrewsbury to (18) trees that have been removed all located in the Rte 70 area approximate to the Town's boundary with the City of Worcester and Town of Boylston.

To prevent the spread of further infestation, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has established a "regulated area" in which residents and businesses are prohibited from moving or transferring ALB regulated materials (including firewood (all hardwood species), live beetles, and wood, logs, stumps, roots, branches, leaves, and green lumber from ALB host trees) from the regulated area. A map of the regulated area is listed below. At this time, the regulated area includes portions of Worcester, Boylston, Holden, Shrewsbury, and West Boylston.

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Leaves & Grass Drop Off
Published: 05/30/2012
Spring 2012 Yard Waste Drop-OFF Program (Leaves and Grass only) Municipal Garage 211 South Street Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Hours of operation 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the following dates: Saturday, June 16 Saturday, July 21 Saturday, August 18 Saturd...

Amended Order and Map of the Regulated Area	Asian Longhorned Bettle - FAQ's
Commonwealth of MA Reforestation Program	Department of Conservation and Recreation Amended Order
Fighting The ALB In Your Community	USDA Asian Longhorned Beetle Program Page