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hemlock woolly adelgid en · NOUN

Meanings

1. An insect of the species Adelges tsugae.
   • Oak wilt, gypsy moth caterpillars, spruce bud worm and lately dogwood anthracnose and hemlock woolly adelgid are only some of the better known problems with which gardeners, foresters and ecologists must contend. 1995, Gleen Douglas Dreyer, “Maintaining Your Woodland Garden”, in Woodland Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, page 40:
   • Another tree is being attacked by an alien insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. 2005, John H. Burde, George A. Feldhamer, Mammals of the National Parks, JHU Press, page 82:
   • But around 1953, the hemlock woolly adelgid was discovered on Eastern hemlocks at Maymont Park. 1999, Steve Nash, Blue Ridge 2020, page 30:

Forms

Relateds

Laricobius · Pseudoscymnus tsugae · Laricobius osakensis · Laricobius nigrinus · Laricobius kangdingensis · possible biological controls

Synonyms

HWA (Adelges tsugae)