woolly adelgid
noun
woolly adel·gid
-ə-ˈdel-jəd 
: either of two aphids (genus Adelges) with a white woolly coating that have been accidentally introduced into North America:
a
: one (A. piceae) native to Europe that is a serious pest of fir trees
b
: one (A. tsugae) native to Asia that is a serious pest of hemlocks
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Be able to identify eastern hemlock trees and hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Hemlock woolly adelgid, a small, aphid-like insect that has devastated hemlock forests in Eastern states from Maine to Georgia, was discovered in small populations along the Lake Michigan shoreline in western Michigan around 2016.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Hemlock woolly adelgid threatens ecologically important hemlock trees Another invasive insect likely on its way to Wisconsin is the hemlock woolly adelgid.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
Native to Asia, hemlock woolly adelgid found its way to Virginia in the 1950s and was identified in western Michigan by the 2000s.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
The beetle laid its eggs in the woolly adelgid ovisacs, and when those eggs hatched, the larvae ate the woolly adelgid eggs.
—Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021
Scientist said that pests and invasive plants, like the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid, contributed to forest loss in the regions as well.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
And hemlocks are succumbing to the woolly adelgid.
—Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021
Eastern hemlocks are plagued by woolly adelgid aphids.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2022
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Hemlock woolly adelgid, a small, aphid-like insect that has devastated hemlock forests in Eastern states from Maine to Georgia, was discovered in small populations along the Lake Michigan shoreline in western Michigan around 2016.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Hemlock woolly adelgid threatens ecologically important hemlock trees Another invasive insect likely on its way to Wisconsin is the hemlock woolly adelgid.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
Native to Asia, hemlock woolly adelgid found its way to Virginia in the 1950s and was identified in western Michigan by the 2000s.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
The beetle laid its eggs in the woolly adelgid ovisacs, and when those eggs hatched, the larvae ate the woolly adelgid eggs.
—Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021
Scientist said that pests and invasive plants, like the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid, contributed to forest loss in the regions as well.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
And hemlocks are succumbing to the woolly adelgid.
—Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021
Eastern hemlocks are plagued by woolly adelgid aphids.
—Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2022
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