In the 1950s, a tiny sap-sucking insect arrived on imported nursery plants: it is still threatening Appalachia’s hemlock forests, tree by tree

For generations, towering eastern hemlocks have shaded streams, cooled forest floors, and provided habitat for wildlife in ...
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Tech Bytes: Invasive Species To The Hemlock Tree

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Democrat and Chronicle

This teeny-tiny pest can cause big-time damage. What you should know about the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid

The hemlock woolly adelgid first started becoming a problem in the Finger Lakes in the 2000s. The invasive species can kill hemlock trees as the pest feeds, leading to series problems for plants, ...
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Canopy gaps help eastern hemlock outlast invasive insect

A new study finds that creating physical gaps in the forest canopy give eastern hemlocks more access to resources and help those trees withstand infestation by an invasive insect. The approach adds ...