hemlock woolly adelgid

Friday Photography

11.28.2008

Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, on eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis. Near Asheville NC. Picture by Tom Kimmerer

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Five major threats to eastern North American forests

11.26.2008

The Big Five: emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, Sirex wood wasp, sudden oak death, hemlock woolly adelgid Forests in eastern North America are beset with a number of exotic pests and pathogens. Several of these pests and pathogens collectively could have a larger impact on eastern forests than chestnut blight, which killed billions of [...]

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