Conservation District To Talk Invasive Insect

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Some informational sessions on an invasive insect that threatens hemlock trees will be held this month by the Van Buren Conservation District. It says the invasive hemlock wooly adelgid eats away at the trees, possibly posing an extra threat around Lake Michigan shore areas because the root systems of trees help preserve hills and dunes. The district will hold three sessions to educate the public on how to spot the HWA and how to get rid of it. The first meeting will be at 5 p.m. March 18 at the Van Buren District Library in Covert. Up next will be a workshop at 6:30 p.m. on March 26 at the Coloma Public Library, and the final session will be at 6 p.m. on March 30 at the South Haven Public Library. The Van Buren Conservation District notes the hemlock woolly adelgid has killed a huge number of trees throughout the eastern U.S. since it arrived from Japan in the late 1950s. HWA have only been in Michigan since 2015. Allegan is one of the counties affected.