Biocontrols — organisms that help keep serious pests in check — are a key component of IPM. And sometimes they’re the only hope. Consider the lovely, lacy-needled hemlock tree, a member of the pine family. “The hemlock is a foundation species in our forests,” says Mark Whitmore, a forest entomologist at Cornell University and a…Continue Reading Biocontrols for Invasive Pest Help Save Mountain Forests