Asian Long-Horned Beetles Anoplophora glabripennis By: Caroline Nguyen and Shreya Shirodkar
Name of Species Common name: Asian Long Horned Beetle Scientific Name: Anoplophora glabripennis Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropeda, Class: Insecta
Distribution From: China. 1996 it arrived accidentally by a cargo. Now: NYC in Brooklyn, NJ, and Chicago.
Effects On People People comes into contact when the species kill trees Human might lose oxygen And wood for cabinets
Effects On Ecosystems Attacks and kills many hardwood trees Trees in Northern USA Trees killed = food + animals taken from animals
Tree Damage O - where eggs are laid E - exit hole Damage = larvae feed on tree’s food and water conducting vessels
Balance of Ecosystem Kill trees=food taken away from animals No food=shortened populations
Position in Food Web
Success! Oh, no! Not many predators Bury deep into trees Tree damage hard to spot Infested Healthy
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