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