Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) on Privately Stewarded Lands in NS

Attention Nova Scotians who consider hemlock a part of your life – whether it’s around your home, cottage, on your woodlot, a part of an ecotourism business – we need to hear from you!

MCFC hosted a public session (March 3rd, 2022) for Nova Scotians to share their concerns and questions regarding treatment options for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA). The session begins with a background presentation on HWA, the significance of hemlock ecosystems and the expected impacts from the pest. We shared current treatment and management options available to keep hemlock trees alive and the research underway. We chatted through these options and asked polling questions through out to gather feedback and concerns that will help direct efforts to save Hemlocks.

To date, HWA has been detected in 7 counties (Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Annapolis, Queens, Kings and Lunenburg) with an anticipated spread throughout the province. Once infested, if left untreated HWA can kill hemlock trees within 3-10 years. The Medway Community Forest Co-op hosted this public session for Nova Scotians to help inform a provincial strategy and management plan.

If you steward lands, have a cottage or home in Nova Scotia with hemlock trees - you should monitor the hemlock trees two or three times a year for HWA on the undersides of the needles. For more information on assessing your trees for treatment check out this decision key and additional resources.

Additional HWA Resources

Remember to report HWA detections to CFIA and the province

 

Listen here for to learn more about HWA treatment in the Sporting Lake Nature Reserve from fall 2021.

 
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