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 . caroliniana in the Eastern United States It has been found in the District of Columbia and in nine states from Virginia to southern New England and west to Ohio F externa attacks the lower surface of the hemlock needle where it remov es fluids from It was first observed in Queens New York in 1908 Now Found in 13 states including New Hampshire Elongate Hemlock Scale Elongate Hemlock Scale Fiorinia Fiorinia externa externa Jen Weimer NH Division of Forests Lands brPage 4br EHS Infestation in 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 . Tennessee Division of Forestry. Background History of HWA. Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) (. Adelges tsugae) . is a non-native insect pest that kills native eastern and carolina hemlocks. . (. Tsuga canadensis . 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. . 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 . combining predictive modeling with monitoring. . Tara M. Barrett. 1 . ,Greg Latta. 2. , Paul E. Hennon. 3. , Bianca N.I. Eskelson. 2. , . Hailemariam. Temesgen. 2. 1. Unaffiliated. 2. Oregon State University. cast. Junhui. Zhao, Douglas A. Maguire, Douglas B. Mainwaring, Alan . Kanaskie. Background. Young Douglas-fir plantations (≤40 yr) are tremendously important to the economic and environmental health of Oregon and Washington due to their extent and productivity (Campbell et al. 2004, Gray et al. 2005). . 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 . By. Owen McKenna. Since hemlock woolly adelgid populations in New England suffer from high mortality due to extreme winter cold snaps, population success relies heavily upon . reinfestation. (Parker et al., 1999). The high density regions, or hot spots, of hemlock woolly adelgid within a forest likely ensure the success of these . 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. . APPENDIX A PLANT ASSOCIATIONS The analysis area lies mostly within the Western Hemlock plant series (89 percent), but also contains the Pacific silver fir series (5 percent), Grand Fir series (3 per 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