Watch the DEC's video on Asian Longhorned Beetles below! LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants local homeowners to use their pools to track spreading bug populations. Every pool owner has a horror story about the beasts that become trapped in filters and skimmers, and the DEC wants to know if a specific invasive creepy-crawly, the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), winds up in your pool. "Pool … [Read more...]
DEC Asks Swimming Pool Owners to Check for Asian Longhorned Beetles
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – This exotic looking, invasive, tree-killing beetle is being hunted by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and they invite pool owners to help. According to a press release from the DEC, the fourth annual Asian longhorned beetle swimming pool survey will run from from July 24 to August 30, and pool owners can help in taking photos and sending bugs in to scientists before they damage more of New York State's … [Read more...]