Posted by Jeff on Jul 30, 2018 @ 9:28 am in Conservation | 0 comments | Last modified: July 30, 2018
Throughout the eastern U.S., the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is decimating hemlock populations. In nursery experiments on young trees, high levels of sunlight reduced the number of adelgids. Researchers are testing that hypothesis in the forest. If the experiment has positive effects, thinning the canopy could supplement other methods like pesticides and biocontrol....
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