On Tuesday August 23, 2011, USDA <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Animal_Plant_Health_Inspection_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal Plant Health Inspection Service">Animal Plant Health Inspection Service</a> along with state and local partners in New York State declared Islip New York free of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Asian_Longhorned_Beetle" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Longhorned Beetle">Asian Longhorned Beetle</a> (ALB).  The ALB is an invasive plant pest that is damaging to many species of hardwood trees; including Maple; Elm; Ash; Birch; Willow and Poplar trees. Norway Spruce tree gifts to  replant Islip, NY. USDA Photo by Anson Eaglin.
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