Posts Tagged With: hemlock woolly adelgid
Managing For Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
The nonnative invasive insect hemlock woolly adelgid is taking its toll on eastern hemlock trees in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States, where the tree often serves as a foundation or keystone species along mountain streams. A new article by U.S. Forest Service researchers covers the latest in control strategies for hemlock woolly … Continue reading
What Comes After Hemlock Woolly Adelgid?
The hemlock woolly adelgid, an exotic invasive insect that feeds on eastern and Carolina hemlocks, now occupies about half the range of native hemlock forests in the eastern United States. Once infested, hemlocks lose vigor and die within a 4 to 10 years. Most managers and scientists accept that as time goes on native hemlocks … Continue reading
Tom Holmes Co-Authors Prize-Winning Article
On August 20, Southern Research Station (SRS) research forester Tom Holmes received notice that a paper he co-authored won the first Sören Wibe Prize from the Journal of Forest Economics. Fellow co-authors of the article are Christopher Moore from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kathleen Bell from the University of Maine. The Sören Wibe … Continue reading
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