Ancient and modern colonization of North America by hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), an invasive insect from East Asia

NP Havill, S Shiyake, A Lamb Galloway… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, is an invasive pest of hemlock trees (Tsuga) in
eastern North America. We used 14 microsatellites and mitochondrial COI sequences to …

Sensitive environmental DNA (eDNA) methods to detect hemlock woolly adelgid and its biological control predators Leucotaraxis silver flies and a Laricobius beetle

A Kirtane, NJ Dietschler, TD Bittner… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis can be a powerful tool for the early detection of
invasive organisms. However, research on terrestrial eDNA detection from foliage surfaces …

A little bug with a big bite: Impact of hemlock woolly adelgid infestations on forest ecosystems in the eastern USA and potential control strategies

A Letheren, S Hill, J Salie, J Parkman… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand, HWA) remains the single greatest threat
to the health and sustainability of hemlock in the eastern USA. The loss of hemlock trees …

Hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae): a non-native pest of hemlocks in eastern North America

S Limbu, MA Keena… - Journal of Integrated Pest …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand, is an invasive insect species in eastern
North America that was accidentally introduced from southern Japan. It is the single most …

Applying three decades of research to mitigate the impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid on Ontario's forests

WC Parker, V Derry, KA Elliott… - The Forestry …, 2023 - pubs.cif-ifc.org
Over the past 70 years, the introduced, invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae
Annand) has become established and caused considerable decline and mortality of eastern …

Mortality and Recovery of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in Response to Winter Temperatures and Predictions for the Future

TJ McAvoy, J Régnière, R St-Amant, NF Schneeberger… - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
Eastern (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlocks (T. caroliniana) of eastern North
America have been attacked by the non-native hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae …

Rebound of Adelges tsugae spring generation following predation on overwintering generation ovisacs by the introduced predator Laricobius nigrinus in the eastern …

RS Crandall, CS Jubb, AE Mayfield III, B Thompson… - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), has
devastated eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis [L.] Carriere) in a major portion of its native …

Overwintering diapause and survival of western Leucotaraxis argenticollis, a promising biological control agent for Adelges tsugae, in the eastern United States

NJ Dietschler, TD Bittner, NG Devine, A Mayfield III… - Biological Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Successful use of biological control agents can be improved with a thorough understanding
of the life history, survival, diapausing strategy, and synchrony with the host in the introduced …

Modeling the distribution of hemlock woolly adelgid under several climate change scenarios

CT Cornelsen, CJK MacQuarrie… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand, has invaded eastern North
America and caused significant mortality to eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.) …

Phenology of Leucotaraxis argenticollis, a specialist predator of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, in the eastern United States

CE Preston, NJ Dietschler, MC Whitmore… - Environmental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In hemlock stands within eastern US forests, classical biological control has been one of the
main strategies used to manage the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand …