Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

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Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid By Brandon Merz, GFC Forest Health Specialist It’s winter in Georgia, and while that means most forest pests are inactive, the hemlock woolly…

Tree Seedlings

…Montezuma, turn left onto Dooly Street. Follow Dooly Street (the name will change first to Drayton Road outside of Montezuma, then to River Road once you are in Dooly County)…

Reforestation

…15 miles into Montezuma, GA. At the 2nd traffic light in Montezuma, turn left onto Dooly Street. Follow Dooly Street (the name will change first to Drayton Road outside of…

Resources

…The University of North Georgia (UNG) Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock from the invasive Wooly Adelgid by initiating…

Community Wildfire Protection Plan

…-2017 PDF Dodge CWPP -2016 PDF Dooly CWPP -2017 PDF Dougherty CWPP -2017 PDF Early CWPP -2018 PDF Echols CWPP -2018 PDF Effingham CWPP -2018 PDF Elbert County CWPP (Revised…

Firewise USA® Program

…the Holy Spirit Rockdale County Stockbridge Mountain Shadows Community White County Cleveland Mt. Pisgah/Mangum’s Pride/Rain Tree POA Fannin County Blue Ridge Nashville Berrien County Nashville Okefenokee NWR Folkston Orchard Habersham…

UNG Ecological Protection Lab

The University of North Georgia (UNG) Ecological Protection Lab (formerly the Beetle Lab) has led in regional efforts to protect the Eastern Hemlock from the invasive Wooly Adelgid by initiating biological control efforts through the rearing and release of predatory beetles to reduce adelgid numbers and impacts.

Lula Lake Land Trust (LLLT)

Since 2014, LLLT has treated 7,500 Hemlocks against the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, and the core preserve serves as a State of Georgia research site for chemical and biologic controls.