Fitness and Physiology of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Adelges tsugae, in Relation to the Health of the Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis

The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Adelgidae) is a small invasive insect that frequently causes hemlock (Tsugae spp.) mortality in the eastern United States. Studies have shown that once healthy hemlocks become infested by the adelgid, nutrients are d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Anne
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53700