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October 23, 2018

Experts track tiny bug that threatens NW firs

  • The balsam woolly adelgid could rearrange the species composition of Northwestern forests.

    • LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — State and federal entomologists are tracking the spread of a tiny invasive insect that feeds on fir forests.

    The Lewiston Tribune reports the Idaho Department of Lands says the balsam woolly adelgid has the ability to rearrange the species composition of Northwestern forests, and it's already been found in northern Idaho.


     
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