Research Summaries

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Posts tagged Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Heads North

Lombardo, J. A. & Elkinton, J. S. (2017). Environmental adaptation in an asexual invasive insect. Ecol. Evol. 7, 5123–5130.

Range Expansion, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Adaptation, Cold Hardiness, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Invasive Invertebrate, Parthenogenesis, Upercooling

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Heads North

Lombardo, J. A. & Elkinton, J. S. (2017). Environmental adaptation in an asexual invasive insect. Ecol. Evol. 7, 5123–5130.

Range Expansion, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Adaptation, Cold Hardiness, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Invasive Invertebrate, Parthenogenesis, Upercooling

Increases in summer temperatures decrease the survival of an invasive forest insect

Mech, A. M., Tobin, P. C., Teskey, R. O., Rhea, J. R.,& Gandhi, K. J. (2018). Increases in summer temperatures decrease the survival of an invasive forest insect. Biological Invasions, 20(2),365-374. PDF.

Impact StudyNortheast RISCCNovember 19, 2024Experiment, Invasive Invertebrate, Terrestrial Habitat, Adelges tsugae, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid