A nasty hemlock tree-destroying pest has turned up in Nova Scotia.
The hemlock woolly adelgid attacks eastern hemlock trees, feeding on the nutrient and water storage cells at the base of the trees’ needles, killing them.
It’s been found in Yarmouth, Digby, Shelburne, Annapolis and Queens Counties.
Ron Neville, a plant biologist with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says they were first detected here in mid-July of last year.
“Last summer we had a referral from an aborist who was working in the Weymouth area, and they had indicated that they had found the hemlock wooly adelgid on some trees in the Weymouth area.”
Neville says they did extensive surveys, working collaboratively with the Department of Natural Resources and Parks Canada.
Neville says if anyone thinks they have an HWA infestation, check with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or call 1-800-442-2342.
Click on the link below for more information:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/insects/…
