Leucotaraxis piniperda from WA, released in CT for biological control of hemlock woolly #adelgid. Some papers about the science behind the effort:

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State awards $3.6 million for invasive species prevention and control

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Predatory Flies Offer New Hope for Hemlock Forests | US Forest Service Research and Development In April 2023, researchers at Virginia Tech made a discovery at Sandy Point State Forest in King William County, Virginia. They found two silver flies in an area where 435 adult silver flies had been ...

Evidence that these predators are involved in regulating hemlock woolly #adelgid in the West, plus experiments and now recoveries showing that they can survive and reproduce in the East. All promising signs. www.fs.usda.gov/research/nrs...