Photo Gallery

Pictured Above: Alfalfa Snout Beetle
...Photo credit to Dr. Elson J. Shields, Cornell University
The alfalfa snout beetle, an invasive species of insect, that is believed to have arrived in the ballast of sailing ships in the 1800s in Oswego, is now found in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex Counties in Northern New York; in Oswego, Cayuga and Wayne Counties along the Lake Ontario shoreline; and in Canada at Prescott, Ontario. - Spring 2004

Pictured Above: Alfalfa Snout Beetle Larvae – Click Photo To Download Larger Image
...Photo credit: Michael Hunter, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County
These alfalfa snout beetle larvae were discovered in a NNY farm field in October 2005 during a larvae identification training session for Extension educators conducted by Dr. Elson J. Shields of Cornell University. The educators were preparing to carryout a regionwide field survey to identify and map the current range of the alfalfa snout beetle and its damage to the alfalfa crop. The survey work is part of a Northern New York Agricultural Development Program project.

Pictured Above: Alfalfa Snout Beetles– Click Photo To Download Larger Image
Researchers at Cornell University are spreading the eggs of alfalfa snout beetles collected in NNY to test plant resistant to the alfafa-eating beetles.