Technical Abstract: Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), native to China and the Korean peninsula, is a serious non-indigenous invasive species in North America and Europe. These invasive populations have been the focus of intensive eradication efforts since 1996 that continue to the present time. These efforts have utilized a mix of various approaches within and among the different invasive events, which required adaptation to meet the circumstance at the local and landscape levels. However, since knowledge of A. glabripennis within and outside its countries of origin was largely observational or scant, respectively, A. glabripennis was the target of intensive research efforts undertaken in both countries. Therefore, the approaches in the eradication programs have also evolved as new knowledge and technologies developed. In this paper we provide a retrospective overview of the evolution of the varied approaches and in turn identify potential opportunities to improve the process, targeting those that aid in early detection and rapid response to incipient populations and new introductions of A. glabripennis, and other non-indigenous invasive species. A deeper understanding of the process of invasion, obtained from comparative research of the endemic, epidemic and invasive populations in Korea, China and North America, respectively, may well contribute to development of more effective proactive approaches to A. glabripennis and other invasive species.