NY unleashes predator bugs to eat hemlock pests
June 7, 2021
The state is using all of its tools in the toolbox—or in this case, a cooler—to treat the trees on Lake George
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Boat inspections begin as invasive species law awaits strengthening
May 29, 2021
A law preventing the spread of invasive species is about to sunset, but boat inspectors are still stationed for another summer.
Lake George commission eyes weed killer that worked on Minerva Lake
May 7, 2021
The Adirondack Park Agency said a newly approved herbicide worked well killing Eurasian watermilfoil on Minerva Lake.
A bug-sized fight for hemlock trees
May 3, 2021
The silver flies' mission: To mate, lay their eggs and let their hatched babies devour the eggs of their prey, hemlock woolly adelgid.
Help partners search for hemlock-killing bug
March 13, 2021
A partnership of organizations is asking for the public's help to search the Lake George area for hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive bug that kills one of the area's most prolific and iconic trees.
2020 EXPLORED: Invasive species
By Ry Rivard
December 28, 2020
This year, the Explorer looked at several major invaders and the damage they did.
Leaks in Adirondack water defenses
December 26, 2020
Hundreds of boaters refuse inspections and cleanings, and stewards lack authority to force them.
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.
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.