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Chemicals, cold help battle pests in hemlocks
Class to help residents stave off invasive parasite
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A hemlock woolly adelgid is seen on a hemlock tree branch. The invasive bug originally from Asia is less than 1/16 inch in size but has threatened hemlock trees since it began spreading south in Georgia in 2003. - photo by For The Times
Hemlock trees are tall green trees, like Christmas trees. You can look at hemlocks, with their branches full and see they are lush with color. But are they healthy?