# BeetleBusters

> BeetleBusters.info is an independent educational resource on invasive tree pests (Asian Longhorned Beetle, Spotted Lanternfly, Emerald Ash Borer) for US homeowners. It is NOT affiliated with the USDA, APHIS, or any government agency.

## About
- Independent field guide; plain-language identification and reporting guidance.
- Content is sourced from USDA APHIS and university extension programs and reviewed for accuracy.
- The site collects no data and hosts no forms; sighting reports route to official government channels.

## Key pages
- [Report a Sighting](https://www.beetlebusters.info/report-it/): how and where to report ALB, Spotted Lanternfly, and Emerald Ash Borer to official agencies.
- [About & Editorial Standards](https://www.beetlebusters.info/about/): independence statement, sourcing, review, and corrections policy.

## Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
- [Asian Longhorned Beetle guide](https://www.beetlebusters.info/asian-longhorned-beetle/): pillar overview — what it is, what it looks like, host trees, damage, US range, eradication, and reporting.
- [Identification & look-alikes](https://www.beetlebusters.info/asian-longhorned-beetle/identification/): field marks, exit holes, and how to distinguish ALB from native beetles (whitespotted sawyer, cottonwood borer, northeastern sawyer).
- [Life cycle & larvae](https://www.beetlebusters.info/asian-longhorned-beetle/life-cycle/): egg, larva, pupa, adult stages; timing; why the hidden larval stage makes detection hard; the late-summer detection window.
- [Damage & host trees](https://www.beetlebusters.info/asian-longhorned-beetle/damage-and-host-trees/): host genera (maple preferred), how larvae kill a tree, signs of infestation, and removal protocols.
- [How it reached America](https://www.beetlebusters.info/asian-longhorned-beetle/how-it-reached-america/): native range, arrival in solid-wood packing material, first US detection (Brooklyn, 1996), and why moving firewood spreads it.

## Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)
- [Spotted Lanternfly guide](https://www.beetlebusters.info/spotted-lanternfly/): pillar overview — what it is (invasive planthopper), what it looks like at each life stage, host plants (tree of heaven, grapevine), damage, whether it bites people, US range, and the kill-on-sight vs. report guidance.
- [Identification & life stages](https://www.beetlebusters.info/spotted-lanternfly/identification/): how to identify SLF at every stage (egg mass, black-and-white early nymph, red late nymph, adult), what an egg mass looks like, seasonal calendar, and what to do when you find one.
- [How to get rid of them](https://www.beetlebusters.info/spotted-lanternfly/how-to-get-rid-of/): control by life stage — destroying egg masses, controlling nymphs and adults, insecticides extensions recommend (contact vs. systemic), circle traps, when to call a professional, and the home remedies to avoid.
- [Traps compared](https://www.beetlebusters.info/spotted-lanternfly/traps/): circle trap vs. sticky band vs. sticky card, the wildlife bycatch risk of sticky bands and how to reduce it, DIY vs. buy, and trap placement.

## Coming soon (pest hubs)
- Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)
- What's Killing My Tree? (symptom-first diagnostic guide)