History and Chronology
February 10, 1999 — PPQ's Joseph Gittleman and NYS inspector Susan Dirks confirm another ALB infestation in Queens County, NY. This infestation is outside of the quarantine area in Brooklyn, the closest infested trees being approximately 7 miles to the west. A new quarantine area in Bayside is delineated and added.
August 7, 1999 — A new ALB infestation is found in the Flushing area of Queens, NY. A few days later, an infestation is found in Ruppert's Playground within a mile east of Central Park.
September 1, 1999 — The ALB continues to spread and the Ravenswood quarantined area in Chicago is expanded to 12 square miles. A few days later, an ALB infestation is found in the Islip area of Long Island, NY. Quarantine areas are added and extended accordingly.
February 2, 2000 — APHIS publishes an interim rule amending the ALB quarantine to expand quarantined areas in the city of Chicago and add two new areas in Cook County, Illinois.
Spring/Summer 2000 — As part of public outreach education, an ALB ad campaign begins in New York and Chicago. "WANTED: The Asian Longhorned Beetle" mailings are disseminated to community groups and association leaders.
Mailer includes letter, questionnaire, and ALB literature (tent cards and a citizen's guide to beetle busting).
May 8, 2000 — After testing for the effectiveness and environmental impact of the insecticide, Imidacloprid, tree trunk injection treatments begin in Chicago.
June 29, 2000 — Imidacloprid treatments are completed in Illinois. 11,440 ALB host trees are treated throughout Chicago, Cook County Forest Preserve, Addison, and Summit to prevent further ALB infestation.
June 29, 2000 — An ALB infestation is discovered in maple trees in the Luther Gulick Playground in the Lower East Side area of Manhattan, making it the second ALB infestation discovery in Manhattan.
July 2000 — A new area of infestation is found in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, NY. Quarantine areas are extended accordingly.
September 25, 2000 — The Strategic Plan for the Eradication of Asian Longhorned Beetle from New York and Illinois is developed by APHIS.
March 13, 2001 — New York hosts press conference with Mayor Giuliani, Commissioner Henry Stern and Director of USDA's OTIS research facility, Vic Mastro, to announce the commencement of Imidacloprid trunk injection treatments in New York. Public meetings are held to discuss the treatments.
April 11, 2001 — Chicago resumes Imidacloprid trunk injection treatments after brief delays due to unfavorable conditions and adverse weather. Public meetings are held to discuss the treatments.
April 26, 2001 — New York begins Imidacloprid trunk injection treatments. The following month, USDA resumes tree surveys to detect Asian longhorned beetle infestations.
May 24, 2001 — The PBS television magazine Scientific American Frontiers, films ALB eradication components and detection tools on location at Calvary Cemetery in New York City. The show is hosted by actor Alan Alda.
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