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Asian Longhorned Beetles are easily confused with the many native longhorned beetle species you may come across in your yard.  Their blue feet, however, set them apart from the rest.  Should you be concerned?  We recommend the additional links for definitive information and how to identify Asian Longhorned Beetles:

-Print and fold your own pocket guide to the Asian Longhorned Beetle. (3/08/2010) http://massnrc.org/pests/albdocs/ALBPocketGuide.pdf 

-How to Recognize the Asian Longhorned Beetle, a slide presentation by Robert Childs, UMass Extension http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/wood_attackers/ALB_2008/recognize_alb_ppt.pdf

Mile-a-minute vine (Polygonum perfoliatum), an invasive vine native to eastern Asia, has been confirmed in two new counties in Massachusetts. Also known as "devil's tail" or "Asiatic tear-thumb," mile-a-minute vine was first discovered in Massachusetts in 2006 in two locations: Falmouth (Barnstable County) and Milton (Norfolk County). Through a multi-agency effort to uncover new populations of this pervasive weed before it becomes established in Massachusetts, mile-a-minute vine has now been confirmed in the towns of Greenfield and Erving (Franklin County) and in Littleton (Middlesex County).

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