News tagged with hemlock trees

Forest fungus factory: New technology fights hemlock pest

An invasive insect, hemlock woolly adelgid, has been marching north along the Appalachians, killing almost every hemlock tree in its path. The adelgid has devastated forests in Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. The pest recently ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds hemlock trees dying rapidly, affecting forest carbon cycle

New research by U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists and partners suggests the hemlock woolly adelgid is killing hemlock trees faster than expected in the southern Appalachians and rapidly altering ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0