An Urban Forest Under Attack: Asian Longhorned Beetle in Worcester, Massachusetts (webcast)

This webcast features Ken Gooch, MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation and Clint McFarland, USDA APHIS.

This webcast was originally presented on March 18, 2009.  The presenters provide an overview of the control and eradication program that is currently underway in this Massachusetts community of 152,000 residents. These experts, who are currently directing the field work related to the ALB initiative in Worcester, present a review of the response undertaken thus far, and deliver an outlook of the upcoming efforts to control and eradicate this serious pest. This outbreak is considered serious on a regional scale, since it has the potential to impact over 600,000 host trees in Worcester County, MA.  Length: 68 minutes.