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Recognize the Asian long-horned beetle and its symtoms

Is the Asian long-horned beetle (ALB) a dangerous pest?

The Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky) is not harmful to human beings (it does not bit, it is neither irritating nor poisoning), but it can seriously damage trees. Indeed this beetle can kill an healthy tree in few years.