Join the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Winter Mapping Challenge and win prizes! From Feb 1 – March 15, 2023, the iMap user who surveys the most sites* for HWA during the challenge wins a prize from the NYS Hemlock Initiative. Visit https://www.nyimapinvasives.org/hwa for more information and to get started.
1. Get outside and look for hemlock trees.
2. Check for white fuzz balls on the undersides of hemlock twigs – these are HWA egg masses.
3. Report your findings to iMap – submit a presence or not-detected record to document your effort.
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