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You may have heard about the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and the havoc this invasive species is wreaking on our forests across NYS state. Recently, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has been spreading at Albert Family Community Forest, where dense hemlock forests provide lots of sap for the invasive insect to feed on. In the past, cold winters have killed the adelgid in this area, effectively controlling the spread. Due to climate change, the mild winter weather has allowed the population to thrive. To combat the bug, the NYS Hemlock Initiative, the Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) (hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County), and the NYSDEC have partnered to study bio-control agents as a way of controlling the spread of the adelgid. A predator of the hemlock adelgid, the Silver Fly has shown to be a suitable insect for this region. Although the Silver Fly is native to the western United States, extensive studies have been done to ensure that the Silver Fly will not eat our native insects. In fact, if the Woolly Adelgid is not present, the Silver Fly will starve itself rather than eat anything else. Its only food source is the adelgid. Albert Family Community Forest was chosen as an excellent spot for releasing the Silver Fly because of its dense hemlock forests, consistent presence of the adelgid, and strong ecological importance. And, since the adelgid is only at this location thus far, we can control the spread before it reaches other parts of the plateau. So few sites are chosen for this release each year, we feel honored to have even been in the running. We are hopeful that these little flies (and they are little) will happily make the plateau their new home and control the adelgid population, ensuring our hemlock trees can continue to thrive. Thank you to the New York State Hemlock Initiative for collecting, rearing, and supplying the Silver Flies. Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (CR-PRISM) is hosted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County and funded by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the Environmental Protection Fund.