ALB in the United States

ALB is in 4 states: Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina. Eradication efforts eliminated infestations in Illinois and New Jersey. If you live in a quarantine area, please keep this tree-killing pest from spreading. Follow state and federal laws. These laws restrict the movement of woody material and untreated firewood.

SOUTH CAROLINA – First detection: May 2020

Regulated Area: 76.4 sq. miles in Charleston/Dorchester Counties

Infested Trees: 11,953

59 Charleston, 5,986 Hollywood, 3,259 Johns Island, 2,649 Ravenel 

Removals: 19,348**

6,797 Infested, 12,551 High-Risk Hosts

Surveys: 511,903

Residents can dispose of regulated yard waste at Bees Ferry Road Convenience Center, 1344 Bees Ferry Road, 29414, or Hollywood Convenience Center, 5305 Highway 165, 29449. For more information, please call 843-973-8329 or click South Carolina.

** Due to high-risk host removals and acreage cuts, the actual number of trees removed is unknown.

OHIO – First detection: June 2011

Regulated Area: 44 sq. miles* in Clermont County

Tate and Williamsburg Townships

Infested Trees: 21,899

34 East Fork Recreational Area, 48 Monroe Township, 21,814 Tate Township, 3 Stonelick/Batavia Township

Removals: 118,238

21,899 Infested, 96,339 High-Risk Hosts

Surveys: 4,738,127

The wood disposal yard located at 2896 State Route 232 in Bethel is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Wood chips are available for residents from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of every month. For more information, please call 513-381-7180 or click Ohio.

* Monroe Township was eradicated in September 2018, resulting in a reduction of the regulated area by .5 sq. miles. Stonelick and Batavia Townships were eradicated in March 2018, resulting in a reduction of the regulated area by 5 sq. miles.

MASSACHUSETTS – First detection: August 2008

Regulated Area: 110 sq. miles* in Worcester County

Infested Trees: 24,203**

1 Auburn, 6 Boston, 1,413 Boylston, 233 Holden, 1,097 Shrewsbury, 699 West Boylston, 20,760 Worcester,

Removals: 36,259**

24,203 Infested, 12,056 High-Risk Hosts

Surveys: Inspections continue

The wood disposal yard is located at 0 Dr. Paul Ware Drive in Boylston and is open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. For more information, please call 508-852-8090 or click Massachusetts.

* Boston (Suffolk County) declared eradication in 2014, resulting in a reduction of the regulated area by 10 sq. miles. ** Due to additional host trees removed through acreage cuts within the regulated area, the actual number of infested trees and the actual number of trees removed is unknown.

NEW YORK – First detection: August 1996

Regulated Area: 42.9 sq. miles* in Nassau/Suffolk County

Infested Trees: 7,273

2,921 Amityville, 2,327 Brooklyn, 27 Islip, 110 Manhattan, 1,831 Queens, 57 Staten Island

Removals: 24,318

7,273 Infested, 17,045 High-Risk Hosts

Surveys: Inspections continue

For more information, please call 866-265-0301 or click New York.

* Portions of Long Island were removed from the quarantine in 2024, resulting in a reduction of the regulated area by 10.1 sq. miles. Brooklyn and Queens were eradicated in 2019, resulting in a reduction of the regulated area by 58 sq. miles. A new infestation detected in the Amityville area in 2013 resulted in an increase of the regulated area by 28 sq. miles. Manhattan (New York County) and Staten Island (Richmond County) were eradicated in 2013, resulting in a reduction of the regulated area by 26 sq. miles. Islip (Suffolk County) was eradicated in 2011, resulting in a reduction of the regulated area by 7 sq. miles.