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Tag: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Hunting Season
Volunteers have been heading out into the woods this winter hunting for signs of an invasive insect, a tiny, destructive bug that has found its way to the Adirondacks. If it spreads, the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid could threaten millions of Hemlock trees throughout the Adirondack Park. While scientists and environmentalists are working to combat it,…
Slowing the spread of invasive species
Jack LaDuke reports on legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to help prevent the spread of invasive species. Two invasive insects, the Emerald Ash Borer and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid have been discovered this summer, for the first time within the Adirondack Park, and threaten millions of Ash and Hemlock trees. Insecticides can slow the…
Invasive Insect Threatens Adirondack Forests
Also this week crews with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program have been surveying hemlock trees on Prospect Mountain in Lake George where a dreaded insect, called the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, was discovered in early July. The insect has infested forests in other parts of New…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has been discovered in the Adirondacks for the first time. A small infestation was found on two Hemlock trees on forest preserve lands near Prospect Mountain in the Town of Lake George. The Department of Environmental Conservation is asking hikers and campers in the Adirondacks to report any…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Discovered in the Adirondacks
The first sightings of the invasive species the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid have been spotted in the Adirondacks. The Department of Environmental Conservation is asking hikers and campers in the Adirondacks to report any sightings of the white, woolly fuzz the insects leave on the underside of Hemlock branches. The toll-free DEC Forest Pest Information Hotline…
