Why does my local Forest Service or County extension agent not encourage private participation in biological control of HWA?
There appears to be a USDA Forest Service effort to discourage releases of predator beetles on private land, while continuing to raise hundreds of thousands of these beetles for release on public lands. The motivation for this effort is unclear, but it involves misinformation that seems to reflect a disconnect between USDA researchers and the bureaucrats who formulate public policy. Over the last decade, USDA-supported laboratory and field researchers have provided valuable research results concerning the behavior and effectiveness of the HWA predator beetles. But rather than conducting scientifically adequate intervention assessment field studies at beetle release sites, Forest Service personnel have been content with limited beetle recovery efforts that ignore hemlock health measures and are inadequate by any reasonable scientific standard for environmental intervention assessment. A scientifically adequate assessment for a biological control intervention for HWA should include both
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