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About the logo
The logo for the International Day for Biological
Diversity 2009 have been designed with a photo of
Asian Long-horned Beetle (Anoplophora
glabripennis). The long-horned Beetle is native to
Eastern parts of Asia, the beetle is believed to have
arrived in North America in the wooden packing material
used in cargo shipments. Trees favored by the Asian
Long-horned Beetle maples, poplars, willows, elms,
mulberries, black locusts and other hardwood trees.
Lack of natural enemies in
North America to this beetle made the species widely
spread. The beetles feed on the leaves and twigs of host
trees. Feeding damage on young shoots causes the tree to
wither and die in 3-5 years. thereby threatening 71
billion trees valued at 2 trillion US dollars.
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