Submitted by Bob Trumbule, Entomologist, Maryland Department of Agriculture Plant Protection and Weed Management, 301 982-3224
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Japanese Cedar Longhorned Beetle, Callidiellum rufipenne, has been found and identification confirmed in Maryland for the first time.  It was found on Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' planted in the Severn area of Anne Arundel County. We have been in contact with the Department of Agriculture of the out of state supplier of the nursery stock to see if the problem started there and are currently performing a survey in Maryland to determine whether it is established in the area where the infested stock was planted. 

Be on the lookout for this pest. It was detected due to dieback of leaders and branches of the infested plant material. Fully developed adult beetles were found in tunnels in the infested plants.

Please feel free to contact me (Bob Trumbule: 301 982-3224) with any questions and I will answer what I can.

A USDA Pest Alert is available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/jclbpale.pdf