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DEC and Partners Continue Efforts to Control Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Lake George Biological Control Release Underway Bolsters Second Round of Treatment to Limit Spread of Invasive, Tree-Killing Pest The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and partners today announced that additional efforts to limit the spread of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on Forest Preserve lands in Washington County are underway. DEC forestry staff are treating 29 acres of infested hemlock stands near Shelving Rock and additional infested hemlocks near Paradise Bay. DEC is partnering with the New York State Hemlock Initiative and Cornell University to release Leucopis silver flies, a biological control for HWA, near Paradise Bay. These efforts are part of an ongoing, multi-year initiative to control the HWA infestation along the shores of Lake George that was discovered last August. Additional partners in these treatment efforts include the Adirondack Park Invas

New yorkUnited statesCornell universityLake georgeMark whitmoreBasil seggosPartnership for regional invasive species managementEnvironmental protection fundHemlock initiativeAdirondack park invasive plant programYork state hemlock initiativeYork state department of environmental conservationFor releasePartners continue effortsControl invasive hemlock woolly adelgidControl release underway bolsters second round