Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in New Jersey

The hemlock wooly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, has been in the United States since 1924.

This introduced insect, believed to be a native of Asia, is a serious pest of eastern hemlock and Carolina hemlock. In the eastern United States, it is present from northeastern Georgia to southeastern Maine and west to eastern Tennessee

Additional information online at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/fhp/hwa/hwasite.html

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Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
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