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Another critter is invading the West Virginia forest. The Woolly Adelgid has spread
across the northeastern US, munching on the sap of eastern and Carolina
hemlocks.
The mighty hemlocks at Cathedral State Park in Preston County, most over 100 feet
tall, are currently in danger, and there are problems in Blackwater Falls State
Park.
The aphid has spread to 18 states.
Control measures and sprays have proved ineffective and experts fear the hemlocks
in the region may be lost.
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