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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae)
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Copyright © 2011
tom murray
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid -
Adelges tsugae
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 9, 2011
Are these the adelgids or Mindarus sp. aphids?
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tom murray
on 10 July, 2011 - 7:20pm
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Thanks Charley. I heard Hemlock Woolly Adelgids were in Massachusetts, but this is the first time I've seen them.
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tom murray
, 10 July, 2011 - 8:16pm
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I've been seeing them around my house for over ten years
but only recently have started seeing dying trees. When I check out the sick trees, it always seems to be the
elongate hemlock scale
that's to blame, rather than the adelgids.
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Charley Eiseman
, 10 July, 2011 - 8:22pm
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Then I hope
that I don't see any of the elongate hemlock scales on my hemlock trees.
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tom murray
, 10 July, 2011 - 8:29pm
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They look like adelgids to me
Doesn't look like any
Mindarus
sp. has been documented on
Tsuga canadensis
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Charley Eiseman
, 10 July, 2011 - 8:12pm
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