WATCH: DEC treats about 2,500 Lake George-area hemlock trees for invasive bug
December 4, 2020
The DEC treated about 2,500 hemlock trees around 138 acres near Lake George in Washington County for the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Predator beetles released on Lake George to eat hemlock-killing bug
November 12, 2020
Surveyors are finding more areas along Lake George have the invasive bug that kills hemlocks, and treatment options, including the release of a non-native predator beetle, have begun.
Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
November 6, 2020
A bug the size of a ground pepper flake is killing these hemlocks—a species accounting for nearly 80% of the trees in the lake’s watershed.
Invasive bug found on protected Lake George island
October 13, 2020
The Adirondack Park Agency wants to update a permit for treating invasive species in light of a growing bug infestation on Lake George.
Update: National Grid upgrades, enforcement case on APA docket
October 7, 2020
The Adirondack Park Agency will consider National Grid upgrades and a Long Lake enforcement case during its October meeting.
Satellites could help spot hemlock woolly adelgid on Lake George
September 22, 2020
The sick hemlock trees on the eastern shore of Lake George were likely infected by an invasive bug for years. Can detection happen sooner?
Hemlock woolly adelgid found on nearly 250 acres along Lake George
September 10, 2020
The invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is threatening one of the most common trees on the shoreline of Lake George.
Another forest pest on the move in the Adirondacks
August 11, 2020
Emerald ash borer hit the park last week. Now, the state Department of Environmental Conservation says hemlock woolly adelgid is here again.