Sap-sucking Bugs Threaten Hemlock Forests

Tiny adelgids are killing off hemlock trees in the eastern United States.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using MODIS-derived data provided by William Christie (US Forest Service) and ASTER GDEM2 data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Photo by Steve Norman (U.S. Forest Service). Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published November 15, 2016
Data acquired February 2016

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Terra > ASTER

Terra > MODIS

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Applied Sciences