The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) is an aphid-like insect that feeds mainly upon Hemlock tree species ... In HWA's native environment, Japan, it experiences heavy predation, mostly from beetles.

The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a small invasive insect ... and monitoring of biological control agents like the Laricobius beetle and Leucotaraxis flies[1]. This innovative approach highlights ...

Although hemlock is generally not highly valued as a timber commodity, it has some unique characteristics that have been very ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- The invasive insect hemlock woolly adelgid has been spotted in many areas in northern Michigan. It's harmful to our native eastern hemlock trees. Some experts say ...

It’s effective, but introducing the beetle is an appealing option because it would diminish the need for chemicals, and if the population takes hold, it would be more efficient than repeatedly ...

The UNG Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock ... was expressing the value of hemlock trees to the entire ecosystem and the ...

Hemlock woolly adelgid has been moving north along Lake Michigan since 2015 and is now present in Allegan, Antrim, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana, Mason, Benzie, Leelanau and Washtenaw counties.

That hiker found the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Derico said. The sap-ingesting insect is native to east Asia and first came to the eastern United States in 1951 in Richmond, Va., Derico said.

After the death of 95 percent of the park’s hemlocks from the invasive insect hemlock woolly adelgid, Meyerhoeffer ... predatory beetles and flies in hopes of controlling the invasive insect.