PPT-I am an Eastern Hemlock Tree

I am a native tree species in Northern NY I provide food and shelter to a wide variety of wildlife I contribute to the ecosystem in a variety of ways The invasive species called Hemlock Woolley Adelgid . By: Joe Beck III and . Tayler. . Termeer. Conium . maculatum. A member of the parsley family. Up to 6 . ft. tall and has purple spots on the stem. . Grows on fertile soils across the U.S.. Why Are Eastern Hemlock Trees Important?Eastern hemlocks (Tsuga are one of the longest-lived tree species and can live up to 800 years in eastern North America. These evergreens typically grow along s Ex situ . Gene Conservation of Eastern Hemlocks (. Tsuga. . canadensis. ) . Threatened . by the Hemlock Woolly . Adelgid. (. Adelges. . tsugae. ). Robert . M. Jetton. 1. , . Kevin M. Potter. 2. , William . of this forest resource in the East. The potential ecological impacts of this exotic pest are hemlock in the East. It can be found from New Hampshire to nwest to central Pennsylvania (Figure 1). The woolly adelgid resistance. E. Preisser, B. Maynard, R. . Casagrande. No reported resistance in . Tsuga canadensis. or . T. . caroliniana. Western . hemlock. W. hemlocks resist eastern HWA. and E. hemlocks resist western HWA. at the Spectral Curves of Hemlocks Infested With Hemlock Woolly . Adelgid. Cole . Williams, Forestry Major, Department of Natural Resources. cju97@wildcats.unh.edu. Methods. Sampling. – I sampled by filling a one gallon Ziploc bag with foliage. I moistened some tissue to seal in with each bag to keep the samples from drying out. . Figure 1: Insecticide applied as a soil drench. Figure 2: Insecticide can be injected into the soil around hemlock trees. Rev. 06/10 Foliar Treatments: This refers to treatments that kill adelg Background History of HWA. Hemlock woolly . adelgid. (HWA) . (. Adelges. . tsugae. ) . is a non-native insect pest that kills native eastern hemlock . (. Tsuga. . canadensis. ). . HWA was first discovered in Virginia in 1951 and as of 2012 has spread to 18 eastern states where it has significantly altered or reduced native hemlock populations . Vera Krischik, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota. Balsam Twig Aphid damage on Frasier fir in NC. Dead . Fraser fir on Clingman’s . Dome, NC . are surrounded by younger growing trees. . Adults and nymphs are 1/16. th. of an inch long and very hard to find. It produces a white wool-like covering to protect itself and its eggs. Hemlock Woolly . Adelgid. Life Cycle. Eggs are protected by woolly sacs that are produced by adult . Modeling the impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid infestation and presalvage harvesting on carbon stocks in northern hemlock . forests. Jeffrey Krebs, Jen Pontius and Paul . Schaberg. Mapping relative risk of HWA impacts on hemlock growth across the northeast. March 14, 2014 . Vera Krischik, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota. Balsam Twig Aphid damage on Frasier fir in NC. Dead . Fraser fir on Clingman’s . Dome, NC . are surrounded by younger growing trees. . important tree for the people ofwhat is now the State of Maine forhundreds,if not thousands,of years.,it is no coincidence thatMaine has come to be known as thePine Tree State.ÓRecognizing itsimporta astern emlockTsuga canadensisLLtered stands in nearly every partof the stateBest growth is attained onmoistcool sitesIt generally attains aeetand a diameter of23 feetThe terminal shoot droopsand bends