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Quarantine targets long-horned beetles
Photo credit: Photo by Peter Dilauro
The Massapequa and Amityville regions appear to be winning the fight against the Asian long-horned beetle as they enter their 16th year as a quarantine zone.
The last active infestation was found in the Massapequas in 2007 and in Amityville in 2008, but it is too soon to declare the invasive pest has been eradicated in the area, said Joseph Gittleman, project manager for the USDA’s Asian long-horned...
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