Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and future range expansion of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in eastern North America

By Annie Paradis, J. Elkinton, Katharine Hayhoe, John P. Buonaccorsi. 2008

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Observed and anticipated impacts of drought on forest insects and diseases in the United States (2016, background): “Both the balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae) and hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), two notable exotic, sapfeeding species, cause significant tree mortality in eastern North America, and their impacts are expected to intensify as a result of climate change (Dale et al., 2001; Paradis et al.”
Hemlock woolly adelgid in the southern Appalachians: Control strategies, ecological impacts, and potential management responses (2013, background): “…2005; Lewis et al., 2008) Rapid mortality and rates of spread are hypothesized to be related to warm winters that can sustain high HWA populations (Paradis et al., 2008; Morin et al., 2009; Trotter and Shields, 2009), as temperatures required to limit HWA populations (i.e., < 25 C) are rarely…”
Responses of insect pests, pathogens, and invasive plant species to climate change in the forests of northeastern North America: what can we predict? (2009, background): “Paradis et al. (2008) suggest that a mean winter temperature of –5 8C is required to prevent HWA populations from expanding and Published by NRC Research Press spreading.”