Hemlock help.

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Invaders are attacking some of Kentucky's most beautiful hemlock trees. Tiny insects, called hemlock woolly adelgids, are the latest in a series of insects and diseases attacking our forests. American elms and chestnut trees were wiped out in the last century. Pines are being killed across much of the West. Even oaks and ashes are in danger. Hemlocks are not valued for their wood but occupy a vital niche in the ecosystem. They are important to...