Sutphin, Michael D.2015-10-292015-10-292007-09-17http://hdl.handle.net/10919/58987The eastern hemlock, a tall, long-lived coniferous tree that shelters river and streamside ecosystems throughout the eastern United States and Canada, is in serious danger of extinction because a tiny, non-native insect is literally sucking the life out of it.text/htmlIn CopyrightCollege of Agriculture and Life SciencesJapanese beetle may help Virginia Tech entomologists fight hemlock-killing insectPress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations