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Plants > Plant Pests > Asian Longhorned Beetle  

Asian Long-horned Beetle Preferred Host Trees

The following is a list of host trees susceptible to attack by the Asian Long-horned Beetle (ALHB).

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recommends that these species should not be planted within the Asian Long-horned Beetle regulated area. This recommendation will be in place until the ALHB has been declared eradicated.

These recommendations are in place ONLY in the regulated area. These species may continue to be planted outside of the regulated area.

Host Trees Preferred by the ALHB
Common Name Latin Name
Birch Betula
Elm Ulmus
Hackberry Celtis
Horsechestnut Aesculus
Maple Acer
Mountain Ash Sorbus
Poplar Populus
Silk Tree Albizia
Sycamore or
London Plane Tree
Platanus
Willow Salix



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