Maple Facts
| Of the 148 species of maple (Acer), globally only four species produce enough sweet sap to be harvested, and typically sap is only harvested from two – the Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) and Red Maple (Acer rubrum). |
| Asian Longhorned Beetle Insect Discovered in Ohio |
| Written by Emma Marvin |
| Wednesday, 29 June 2011 07:16 |
| On June 17th the Asian Longhorned Beetle was discovered in Batavia, OH. The Asian Longhorned beetle is a woodboring insect that attacks a number of species of which maple is the perfered type. This is the second outbreak identified in a maple syrup producing area. In 2008 an outbreak was identified in Worcester, MA. For a summary of the lateste outbreak visit Farm and Dairy website. Click here for more information on the Asian Longhorned Beetle. |