Researchers release bugs in strategy to save Adirondack hemlocks By Gwendolyn Craig Hemlocks are dying near Paradise Bay. The Lake George cove is lined with their lacy branches dangling dark green above the water. Steps from the shore and into … [Read more...] about Meet the beetles
hemlock woolly adelgid
The fight to save hemlocks
Predator beetles released on Lake George to eat woolly adelgids By Gwendolyn Craig On a sunny October day along the shores of Lake George, scientists opened a cooler full of hungry beetles. These black bugs, slightly bigger than a poppy seed, … [Read more...] about The fight to save hemlocks
Invasive insects spreading in Adirondack Park
By Gwendolyn Craig Two invasive species known for killing ash and hemlock trees have spread beyond where they were originally discovered in the southern Adirondack Park. Hemlock woolly adelgid and emerald ash borer were found in a handful of new … [Read more...] about Invasive insects spreading in Adirondack Park
2021 EXPLORED: Invasive species
The endless fight against invasive species continued apace in 2021. Some new invasive species inched into the Adirondack Park, while some continued to unsuccessfully seek a foothold - like hydrilla, which was intercepted by Adirondack … [Read more...] about 2021 EXPLORED: Invasive species
NY unleashes predator bugs to eat hemlock pests
By Gwendolyn Craig Nicholas Dietschler and Marshall Lefebvre were in a boat headed out to Lake George’s Paradise Bay, a cooler set between them. They were not out for a picnic. On this sunny, blustery May day, the pair of researchers from … [Read more...] about NY unleashes predator bugs to eat hemlock pests
A bug-sized fight for hemlock trees
By Gwendolyn Craig Think of a typical predator-prey scenario and you might consider a lion attacking an antelope or a fox attacking a rabbit. Does anyone think about bug-on-bug combat? Yes. Nick Dietschler does, and so do his colleagues at the … [Read more...] about A bug-sized fight for hemlock trees