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hemlock woolly adelgid
Adelges tsugae Annand


Taxonomic Rank: Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Hemiptera > Adelgidae > Adelges
Category: Insects: Piercing and Sucking Insects
Category: Insects: Terminal, Tip, Stem and Shoot Insects

117 Records
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0355015
0355015

Infestation
Robert L. Anderson

0488055
0488055

Infestation
John H. Ghent

0718057
0718057

Infestation
John A. Weidhass

1276001
1276001

Infestation
Ovisacs on the underside of a branch
Michael Montgomery

1276002
1276002

Life Cycle
Adult and eggs inside an ovisac
Michael Montgomery

1276003
1276003

Adult(s)
With wax removed
Michael Montgomery

1276004
1276004

Infestation
Recently infested
Michael Montgomery

1276005
1276005

Control
Tree removal
Michael Montgomery

1293001
1293001

Infestation
Adelgids feed near the base of hemlock needles. Photo taken in lab at Clemson University - sample from Oconee County, SC.
James Johnson

1293002
1293002

Infestation
Photo taken in lab at Clemson University - sample from Oconee County, SC.
James Johnson

1293003
1293003

Infestation
Pale crown appearance with no new growth indicate this tree is under severe attack from Hemlock Woolly Adelgids. Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

1293010
1293010

Infestation
Crown dieback on hemlock is the result of at least 2 years of attack from hemlock woolly adelgid. Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia.
James Johnson

1294054
1294054

Control
An insecticidal soap used to treat infested hemlocks. Great Smoky Mountains NP, TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1294055
1294055

Control
An insecticidal soap used to treat infested hemlocks. Great Smoky Mountains NP, TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344002
1344002

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344003
1344003

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344005
1344005

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344006
1344006

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344008
1344008

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344010
1344010

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344011
1344011

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344012
1344012

Control
Soil drenching with imidicloprid, a systemic insecticide
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344013
1344013

Control
Marking a hemlock with spray paint, to signify that it has been treated with imidacloprid
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344014
1344014

Control
Taking the DBH of a hemlock, to calculate how much imidacloprid it will take to treat it.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344016
1344016

Survey
Tree climbing old growth hemlocks to check for adelgids and predatory beetles
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344017
1344017

Survey
Tree climbing old growth hemlocks to check for adelgids and predatory beetles
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344018
1344018

Control
Using a backpack sprayer and insecticidal soap for hemlocks
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344020
1344020

Equipment
Slip-on spray unit used to treat hemlocks up to around 50 ft.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344024
1344024

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap using a slip-on unit on an ATV
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344025
1344025

Control
Spraying insecticidal soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344028
1344028

Equipment
Spray Unit used for hemlock trees, up to around 80 ft. tall.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344045
1344045

Control
Stem injections of a systemic insecticide
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344047
1344047

Control
Tree injection
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344053
1344053

Control
Soil injection of imidacloprid
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344056
1344056

Control
Soil drenching hemlocks with imidacloprid
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344057
1344057

Control
Soil drenching hemlocks with imidacloprid
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344061
1344061

Control
Marking a hemlock that has been treated by soil drenching
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344064
1344064

Control
Raking leaf litter and loam away from a hemlock, so it can be treated by soil drenching
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344065
1344065

Control
Soil injection of imidacloprid around hemlock
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344080
1344080

Equipment
ATV spray unit used for treating hemlocks with soap
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344121
1344121

Control
Tree IV for systemic insecticide
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344125
1344125

Control
Tree IV
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344127
1344127

Control
Tree IV (showing that in can be safely used close to water, where no other chemical treatment can be used)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344137
1344137

Control
Tree IV plug that remains in place once injection treatment is finished
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344138
1344138

Control
Tree IV injector
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344143
1344143

Control
Tree IV
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344146
1344146

Control
Tree IV
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344147
1344147

Control
Tree IV
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344148
1344148

Control
Tree IV
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1344150
1344150

Control
Marking a hemlock that has been treated by Tree IV
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management Archive

1346067
1346067

Infestation
Chris Evans

1346068
1346068

Infestation
Chris Evans

1346069
1346069

Infestation
Chris Evans

1346070
1346070

Infestation
Chris Evans

1346071
1346071

Infestation
Chris Evans

1346072
1346072

Infestation
Chris Evans

1380192
1380192

Infestation
Chris Evans

1380193
1380193

Infestation
Chris Evans

1380194
1380194

Adult(s)
Chris Evans

1380195
1380195

Infestation
Chris Evans

1380196
1380196

Infestation
Chris Evans

1380197
1380197

Infestation
Chris Evans

1510011
1510011

Adult(s)
closeup
Rusty Rhea

1510054
1510054

Equipment
Ground spray equipment used for control of balsam woolly adelgid, Mt. Mitchell State Park, NC, ca 1961.
William M. Ciesla

1520081
1520081

Infestation
USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive

1520082
1520082

Infestation
USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive

1520083
1520083

Infestation
HWA on hemlock needles
USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive

1520084
1520084

Damage
HWA on hemlock needles
USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive

1523054
1523054

Adult(s)
Daniel Herms

1626009
1626009

Infestation
Underneath the wax, adelgids resemble tiny, plump aphids without cornicles.
John A. Weidhass

1748045
1748045

Infestation
Robert L. Anderson

1748046
1748046

Infestation
Robert L. Anderson

1748047
1748047

Infestation
Robert L. Anderson

1748048
1748048

Infestation
thinning of crown
Robert L. Anderson

1748049
1748049

Infestation
Robert L. Anderson

2110026
2110026

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110027
2110027

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110028
2110028

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110029
2110029

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110030
2110030

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110031
2110031

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110033
2110033

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110034
2110034

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2110035
2110035

Infestation
Photo taken in Rabun County, Georgia
James Johnson

2167010
2167010

Infestation
Decline and mortality caused by hemlock wolly adelgid,
William M. Ciesla

2167011
2167011

Infestation
Decline and mortality
William M. Ciesla

2167012
2167012

Infestation
Decline and mortality,
William M. Ciesla

2167013
2167013

Infestation
Decline and mortality
William M. Ciesla

2167014
2167014

Infestation
William M. Ciesla

2167015
2167015

Infestation
Decline and mortality
William M. Ciesla

2167016
2167016

Infestation
Infested foliage
William M. Ciesla

2167017
2167017

Infestation
Infested foliage
William M. Ciesla

2167018
2167018

Damage
Infested foliage
William M. Ciesla

2167019
2167019

Damage
Infested foliage,
William M. Ciesla

2167023
2167023

Damage
Infested foliage
William M. Ciesla

3225077
3225077

Adult(s)
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Archive

5017089
5017089

Biological Control
Biological Control Beetle release in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5018069
5018069

Infestation
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5018072
5018072

Feature(s)
no new growth
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5018073
5018073

Immature(s)
crawler
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5018074
5018074

Larva(e)
Newly settled larvae
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5018075
5018075

Infestation
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5018076
5018076

Infestation
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5018078
5018078

Egg(s)
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5022094
5022094

Control
suppression, 2005
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5022095
5022095

Control
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5022096
5022096

Control
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5023002
5023002

Control
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive

5027034
5027034

Control
treatment with Ima-Jet system using imidachloprid
Richard Turcotte

5125061
5125061

Damage
Showing damage resulting from 2-3 year old infestation. See image #1346067 for image of 1 year old infestation.
Chris Evans

5125062
5125062

Damage
Showing damage resulting from a 2-3 year old infestation. See image #1346067 for image of 1 year old infestation.
Chris Evans

5125063
5125063

Damage
Damage resulting from a 2-3 year old infestation.
Chris Evans

5125064
5125064

Damage
Showing sparse, shortened foliage.
Chris Evans

5125065
5125065

Damage
Showing damage resulting from 2-3 year old infestation.
Chris Evans

5125066
5125066

Damage
Showing damage resulting from 2-3 year old infestation.
Chris Evans

5395117
5395117

Egg(s)
Shimat Joseph

5395118
5395118

Egg(s)
Shimat Joseph




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