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A Death in the Forest.(hemlocks)
In 1911, a woman named Sallie Dooley established a Japanese garden at Maymont, her estate in Richmond, Virginia. She planted bamboo, built a gazebo and a waterfall, and, according to her husband, James Dooley, a financier, "purchased the most costly evergreens from all parts of the world." She died in 1925, and Maymont was left to the city of Richmond. It became a park, and the Japanese garden went untended. In 1951, an entomologist with the Virginia Department of Agriculture discovered a species of Asian insect known as the hemlock woolly adelgid infesting an eastern hemlock--a tree native to North America--on property near Maymont Park. The hemlock woolly adelgid is a ...
- Hemlock woolly adelgid.(PEST OF THE MONTH)
- Magazine article from: Arbor Age Childs, Gina February 1, 2005 700+ words
...controlling hemlock woolly adelgid in eastern North America and it is likely...of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Coordinating Committee...associated with hemlock woolly adelgid in Asia and evaluating...effectiveness in North America. "Our goal is...
- Confined field release of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a...
- Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Forest Research Lamb, A.B. Salom, S.M. Kok, L.T. Mausel, D.L. February 1, 2006 700+ words
...predator of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae...hemlocks native to eastern North America, eastern hemlock...threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae...Tsuga spp. in eastern North America (Cheah and McClure...
- Invasion of the hemlock woolly adelgid on eastern hemlock in the Great Smoky...
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science Lambdin, Paris Grant, Jerome Paulsen, David Saxton, Arnold July 1, 2006 700+ words
...Light to moderately-heavy hemlock woolly adelgid infestations on eastern hemlocks were...ten sites infested with the hemlock woolly adelgid. These sites were monitored through...correlated to the increase in hemlock woolly adelgid population numbers. None of the sites...
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Steps Up...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 18, 2002 700+ words
...Pt), which eats hemlock woolly adelgid eggs and its other life stages...damage caused by the hemlock woolly adelgid," state forester Dr. James...Infestations of the hemlock woolly adelgid have been confirmed in 41...
- The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.(pest control)
- Magazine article from: New Life Journal Busch, Ron December 1, 2005 700+ words
...hemlocks. The insect is the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adeleges tsugae) and in the eastern...no natural predators. The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, or HWA, is native to Japan and was...they will not survive. The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is here to stay. so either we find...
- Vegetation dynamics in declining eastern hemlock stands: 9 years of forest...
- Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Forest Research Eschtruth, Anne K. Cleavitt, Natalie L. Battles, John J. Evans, Richard A. Fahey, Timothy J. June 1, 2006 700+ words
Abstract: Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelges tsugae Annand) infestations have resulted...canadensis (L.) Carriere) is currently threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelges tsugae Annand) (McClure 1991; Royle and...
- Decomposition of green foliage in eastern hemlock forests of southern New...
- Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Forest Research Cobb, Richard C. Orwig, David A. Currie, Steve May 1, 2006 700+ words
Abstract: This study examined the impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) (HWA), a small, invasive insect, on foliar chemistry, forest floor microclimate, and subsequent...
- Woolly adelgid targets hemlock branches only.
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) February 27, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Rachel Adams Feb. 27--They make themselves at home on the undersides of hemlock branches, then settle in for a snack. Once the tree is sucked dry, they hitch a ride on the back of a passing animal or on the wind, only to find another hemlock tree to destroy. They're the hemlock woolly
