{"id":8462,"date":"2023-11-13T10:33:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T10:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford\/?p=8462"},"modified":"2023-11-13T11:27:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T11:27:35","slug":"councillor-morse-requests-staff-report-on-plan-to-protect-eastern-hemlock-in-hrm-13nov2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford\/2023\/11\/13\/councillor-morse-requests-staff-report-on-plan-to-protect-eastern-hemlock-in-hrm-13nov2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Councillor Morse requests staff report on plan to protect Eastern Hemlock in HRM 13Nov2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid<\/strong>. \u201cTheir name comes from waxy white filaments they make to protect themselves from drying out. In a heavy infestation, hemlock trees can look gray from all the \u201cwool\u201d on twigs and branches. They can\u2019t fly, but are spread by wind and also hitch rides on the feet of birds, which can carry hemlock wooly adelgids for long distances. These \u201chemlock vampires\u201d were first discovered in 1951 in Virginia, and by 2005 had spread to fifteen other states.
Source:\u00a0Paul Hetzler, Cornell Cooperative Extension<\/a>
Photo source:\u00a0Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Bugwood.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Date of Council Meeting: November 14, 2023
\nSubject: Staff report on plan to protect Eastern Hemlock in HRM
\nMotion for Council to Consider:<\/p>\n

That Halifax Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide a staff report on a Management Plan for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in HRM. Woolly Adelgid is an emerging insect pest that can be fatal to hemlock. The Management Plan should include best practices for treatment, with a special focus on older hemlocks in HRM, and include funding sources to develop and implement the
\nplan.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View full request<\/a><\/p>\n

Some related posts, news<\/strong>
\n– November 14, 2023 Halifax Regional Council, Agenda<\/a>
\n– Hemlock Wooly Adelgid now in the Halifax area 11Aug2023<\/a>
\nPost on www.versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford on Aug 11, 2023.
\n– Sat Jul 15, 2023: Hemlock Treatment Demonstrations Day<\/a>
\nPost on www.versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford on July 11, 2023.
\n– Please be on the lookout for Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in the vicinity of Sandy Lake (Bedford NS) 25Mar2022<\/a>
\nPost on www.versicolor.ca\/sandylakebedford on Mar 25, 2022.
\n– Hemlock Woolly Adelgid confirmed in Nova Scotia<\/a>
\nNews Release from Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Aug 3, 2017 “Pest detected in Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne counties”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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