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Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

Adelges tsugae

Description:

This imported pest is making it's way west and south in the US, wiping out every Hemlock tree we have. These are on an old growth tree below Ozone Falls in Tennessee. Amazing that something so small can cause so much damage.

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barbarossa
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barbarossa

Crab Orchard, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Jul 6, 2012

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