301.51 ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE

Federal Domestic Quarantine 

A. Pest.  Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis). 

B. Regulated articles.                                                               

1. Firewood (all hardwood species), green lumber and other material living, dead, cut, or fallen (inclusive of nursery stock), logs, stumps, roots, branches, and debris of a half an inch or more in diameter of the following genera: Acer (maple), Aesculus (horse chestnut), Albizia (mimosa), Betula (birch), Celtis (hackberry), Fraxinus (ash), Hibiscus syriacus L. (Rose of Sharon), Malus (apple), Melia (chinaberry), Morus (mulberry), Platanus (sycamore), Populus (poplar), Prunus (cherry), Pyrus (pear), Robinia (locust), Salix (willow), Sorbus (mountain ash), Ulmus (elm) and Citrus.

2. Any other article, product, or means of conveyance not covered by paragraph (a) of this section if an inspector determines that it presents a risk of spreading Asian longhorned beetle and notifies the person in possession of the article, product, or means of conveyance that it is subject to the restrictions of this subpart.

C. Quarantined areas.

        Massachusetts:

 

Worcester County.  The portion of Worcester County, including the municipalities of Worcester, Holden, West Boylston, Boylston, and Shrewsbury, that is bounded by a line starting at the intersection of Route 140 (Grafton Circle) and Route 9 (Belmont Street) in Shrewsbury; then north and northwest on Route 140 through Boylston into West Boylston to Goodale Street; then southwest and west on Goodale Street, which becomes Malden Street at the Holden town line; then west and southwest on Malden Street to Main Street (Route 122A) in Holden; then west on Main Street to Salisbury Street; then south on Salisbury Street until it intersects the Worcester City boundary, then along the Worcester City boundary until it intersects Route 20 (Hartford Turnpike), then east on Route 20 to Lake Street, then north and northeast on Lake Street to Route 9 (Belmont Street), then east on Route 9 to the point of beginning.

 

New Jersey:

 

Middlesex and Union Counties. That portion of the counties bounded by a line drawn as follows: Beginning at the intersection of St. Georges Avenue and Stiles Street; then east along Stiles Street to Elizabeth Avenue; then north on Elizabeth Avenue to Wood Avenue; then east on Wood Avenue; then east on Wood Avenue to Curtis Street; then north on Curtis Street to East Baltimore Avenue; then east on East Baltimore Avenue to Dill Avenue; then north on Dill Avenue to Grant Street; then southeast on Grant Street to Alberta Avenue; then northeast on Alberta Avenue to County Road 616 (Park Avenue); then southeast on County Road 616 (Park Avenue) to U.S. Route 1; then north on U.S. Route 1 to Allen Street; then southeast on Allen Street to the east side of the New Jersey Turnpike right-of-way; then south along the east side of the New Jersey Turnpike right-of-way to Marshes Creek; then southeast along Marshes Creek to the Rahway River; then west along the south side of the Rahway River to Cross Creek; then south along Cross Creek through the wetlands to Peter J. Sica Industrial Drive; then east and south on Peter J. Sica Industrial Drive to Roosevelt Avenue (State Route 602); then west on Roosevelt Avenue to Port Reading Avenue (State Route 604); then west southwest on Port Reading Avenue to the Conrail railroad; then north and west along the Conrail railroad right-of-way to the NJ Transit railroad right-of- way; then north and northwest along the NJ Transit railroad right-of-way to the south branch of the Rahway River; then west along the south branch of the Rahway River to St. Georges Avenue; then north on St. Georges Avenue to the point of beginning.

New York:

New York City (Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens). Beginning at the point where the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel intersects the Manhattan shoreline of the East River; then west and north along the shoreline of the Hudson River to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; then east on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and across the Triborough Bridge to its intersection with the west shoreline of Randall's and Wards Island; then east and south along the shoreline of Randall's and Wards Island to its intersection with the Triborough Bridge; then east along the Triborough Bridge to its intersection with the Queens shoreline; then north and east along the Queens shoreline to its intersection with the City of New York/Nassau County line; then southeast along the City of New York/Nassau County line to its intersection with the Grand Central Parkway; then west on the Grand Central Parkway to the Jackie Robinson Parkway; then west on the Jackie Robinson Parkway to Park Lane; then south on Park Lane to Park Lane South; then south and west on Park Lane South to 112th Street; then south on 112th Street to Atlantic Avenue; then west on Atlantic Avenue to 106th Street; then south on 106th Street to Liberty Avenue; then west on Liberty Avenue to Euclid Avenue;then south on Euclid Avenue to Linden Boulevard; then west on Linden Boulevard to Canton Avenue; then west on Canton Avenue to the Prospect Expressway; then north and west on the Prospect Expressway to the Gowanus Expressway; then north and west on the Gowanus Expressway to Hamilton Avenue and the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel; then north on Hamilton Avenue and the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel across the East River to the point of beginning.

New York City (Borough of Richmond). Beginning at a point on the New York/New Jersey State line due north of the intersection of Richmond Terrace and South Avenue; then south from that point to the intersection of South Avenue and Richmond Terrace; then south on South Avenue to Fahy Avenue; then east on Fahy Avenue to Arlene Street; then south on Arlene Street until it becomes Park Drive North; then south on Park Drive North to Rivington Avenue; then east on Rivington Avenue to Mulberry Avenue; then south on Mulberry Avenue to Travis Avenue; then northwest on Travis Avenue to the point where it crosses Main Creek; then south along the west shoreline of Main Creek to Fresh Kills Creek; then west along the north shoreline of Fresh Kills Creek to Little Fresh Kills Creek; then west along the north shoreline of Little Fresh Kills Creek to the Arthur Kill; then west to the New York/New Jersey State line in the Arthur Kill; then north along the New York/New Jersey State line to the point of beginning.

Nassau and Suffolk Counties. That area in the villages of Amityville, West Amityville, North Amityville, Babylon, West Babylon, Copiague, Lindenhurst, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, and East Massapequa; in the towns of Oyster Bay and Babylon; in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk that is bounded as follows: Beginning at a point where West Main Street intersects the west shoreline of Carlis Creek; then west along West Main Street to Route 109; then north along Route 109 to Arnold Avenue; then northwest along Arnold Avenue to Albin Avenue; then west along Albin Avenue to East John Street; then west along East John Street to Wellwood Avenue; then north along Wellwood Avenue to the Southern State Parkway; then west along the Southern State Parkway to Broadway; then south along Broadway to Hicksville Road; then south along Hicksville Road to Division Avenue; then south along Division Avenue to South Oyster Bay; then east along the shoreline of South Oyster Bay to Carlis Creek; then along the west shoreline of Carlis Creek to the point of beginning.

That area in the villages of Bayshore, East Islip, Islip, and Islip Terrace in the Town of Islip, in the County of Suffolk, that is bounded as follows: Beginning at a point where Route 27A intersects Brentwood Road; then east along Route 27A to the Southern State Parkway Heckscher Spur; then north and west along the Southern State Parkway Heckscher Spur to Carleton Avenue; then north along Carleton Avenue to the southern boundary of the New York Institute of Technology; then west along the southern boundary of the New York Institute of Technology through its intersection with Wilson Boulevard to Pear Street; then west along Pear Street through its intersection with Freeman Avenue to Riddle Street; then west along Riddle Street to Broadway; then south along Broadway to the Southern State Parkway Heckscher Spur; then west along the Southern State Parkway Heckscher Spur to Brentwood Road; then south along Brentwood Road to the point of beginning.
 
 

D. Conditions Governing the Interstate Movement of Regulated Articles from Quarantined States.

1. Any regulated article may be moved interstate from a quarantined area only if moved under the following conditions:

a. With a certificate or limited permit;

b. Without a certificate or limited permit if:

1. the regulated article is moved by the USDA for experimental or scientific purposes; or,

2. the regulated article originates outside the quarantined area and is moved interstate through the quarantined area under the following conditions: the points of origin and destination are indicated on a waybill accompanying the regulated article; and the regulated article is moved through the quarantined area without stopping or has been stored, packed, or handled at locations approved by an inspector as not posing a risk of infestation by Asian longhorned beetle; and the article has not been combined or commingled with other articles so as to lose its individual identity.

2. When an inspector has probable cause to believe a person or means of conveyance if moving a regulated article interstate, the inspector is authorized to stop the person or means of conveyance to determine whether a regulated article is present and to inspect the regulated article. Articles found to be infected by an inspector, and articles not in compliance with the regulations in this sub part, may be seized, quarantined, treated, subjected to other remedial measures, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of.

 
ADDITIONAL HOSTS

APPENDIX A                                                                                        06-06-03

Based upon scientific literature and/or Asian longhorned beetle program records, the following plant genera should be considered hosts:

 

Scientific Name

Common Name

Ailanthus spp.

Tree-of-heaven

Alnus spp. 

Alder

Citrus spp.

Citrus

Elaeagnus spp.

Silverberry

Hedysarum spp.

Sweetvetch

Hibiscus syriacus L.

Rose of Sharon

Malus spp.

Apple 

Melia spp.

Chinaberry

Morus spp.

Mulberry

Prunus spp.

Cherry

Pyrus spp.

Pear

Quercus spp.

Oak

Robinia spp.

Locust

Sophora spp.

Pogoda Tree

Tilia spp.

Linden

 

ADDITIONAL INFESTED AREAS

APPENDIX B                                                                                         01-28-05

No additional infested areas at this time.