Batavia, Ohio. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) newest weapon in the war against the destructive Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) has four legs. Three ALB-sniffing dogs are on the job in Clermont County’s Tate Township. “All three were rescued from animal shelters,” said USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Training Specialist Monica Errico. “Thunder, a beagle, and two lab-mixes, R.J. and Blaze will be on the job in the county through June 8, 2012. They are specially trained to detect the scent of the beetle and have been very effective in finding it during testing thus far.” Read more.