Last fall and spring, about 5,000 Laricobius nigrinus beetles — affectionately called Lari by scientists — made an overnight journey from the West Coast.
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, an invasive insect to Nova Scotia, continues to spread across the province – attacking and killing Hemlock trees along the way. As Megna King reports, a first-for- Canada pilot project is seeing a predator of the critters released into infested areas in an attempt for biocontrol. – Nov 1, 2023The offspring of beetles imported from British Columbia are ready to take up the fight against an invasive insect that is killing hemlock trees in Nova Scotia.
Lucas Roscoe, research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service, says in the fight against the woolly adelgid that is destroying swaths of hemlock trees in Nova Scotia, the first step was to make sure the Lari beetle can survive a Nova Scotia winter.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
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