Help us find HWA in Michigan!

There are many ways you can report HWA (and other forest pests)!

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, MDA-Info@michigan.gov or phone the MDARD Customer Service Center: 800-292-3939.

Use the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN) online reporting tool. Please note you must create an account to make a report to MISIN, so the data can be verified! You can also download the MISIN smartphone app and report from your phone.

MISIN reporting instructions:

  1. Visit https://www.misin.msu.edu/login
  2. Create an account or login
  3. Click “Report”
  4. Find “Hemlock Woolly Adelgid” through the “All Species” or “Insects”
  5. Having trouble? Email stop.invasives@gmail.com

Consider joining the Eyes on the Forest – Michigan’s Sentinel Tree Network campaign. This program empowers volunteers to monitor sentinel trees within Michigan for signs of invasive forest pests, including HWA. Video on the Eyes on the Forest program