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Apr 17, 2008 5:07 pm US/Central

Illinois Rid Of Asian Longhorned Beetle

CHICAGO (CBS) ― The Asian longhorned beetle has been eradicated in Illinois.

The tree-eating beetle led to the removal and destruction of more than 1,700 trees in the state.

Five years have passed without a sighting of the black and white insect and now federal and state officials have declared they are all gone.

The last infestation was detected in Chicago's Oz Park in 2003. The first infestation broke out in Ravenswood in 1998.

Quarantine zones have existed in numerous Chicago neighborhoods, including Oz Park located in Lincoln Park, Ravenswood, Kilbourn Park, Loyola, Park Ridge, O'Hare, Addison and Summit. The last chemical treatments took place in Oz Park in 2006.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently working with state and local officials to eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle in parts of New York and in central New Jersey.




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