NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION
Why Are Eastern Hemlock
Trees Important?
Eastern hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis)
are one of the longest-lived tree
species and can live up to 800 years
in eastern North America. These
evergreens typically grow along
streams and on steep slopes where
few other trees can grow, which helps
maintain erosion control and water
quality. Eastern hemlocks also have
a very dense canopy, which is ideal
habitat for birds and other wildlife. The
shade they provide along streams and
rivers is essential for many cold water
sh species, such as brook trout.
Survey and Report
Join us in combating this invasive
insect.
Learn how to identify and report the
hemlock woolly adelgid
Conduct surveys in your community
and in forested areas you visit
Look for the hemlock woolly adelgid
on the undersides of hemlock
needles, especially on hemlocks that
look stressed and are losing needles
Report any ndings
Use the volunteer survey form at:
www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7250.html
Management
Treatment options are available for
high-value landscape trees. For more
information: www.nyis.info
To report the hemlock woolly adelgid
or for more information, call
1-866-640-0652, visit:
www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7250.html
or scan the code below.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT of
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
DIVISION of LANDS and FORESTS
FOREST HEALTH and PROTECTION UNIT
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
Where is the Hemlock Woolly
Adelgid Found?
The presence of the hemlock woolly
adelgid was conrmed in the lower
Hudson Valley in the 1980s. Since
then, they have spread north into the
Catskills and the Capital Region. More
recently, the hemlock woolly adelgid
has begun to invade the Finger Lakes
area.
Learn to spot the hemlock woolly
adelgid and help track this killer.
These insects are spreading
throughout New York State,
where they have the potential to
devastate our hemlock population.
We need your help in identifying and
reporting infestations in New York.
HEMLOCK
WOOLLY
ADELGID?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE INVASIVE INSECT
Scan this QR code with a smartphone for
DEC's website or visit:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7250.html
How to Recognize
Hemlock Trees
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
Imposters
Tree may look stressed and be losing
needles
Small woolly masses (1/16 to 1/8-inch
around) seen most of the year
Attaches to underside of twig near
base of needles
Insect itself is difcult to see
Most of these are not harmful
to trees.
Small cones,
about -inch
long. Immature
cones are green
Flat evergreen
needles ranging from
1/3 to 2/3-inch long
Gray-brown bark,
with wide ridges
and furrows
Two white parallel
lines mark their
undersides
LOOK FOR:
How to Recognize the
Hemlock Woolly
Adelgid
Elongate
hemlock scale
This is another
invasive insect that
should be reported
to DEC if found
Spittlebugs
Pine sap
Spider
egg sacs