Hemlock woolly adelgid is a serious pest of hemlocks in the eastern United States and has recently invaded Tennessee and North Carolina, where populations are expanding at an alarming rate. The enhancement, evaluation, and augmentation of biological control efforts within this area will help to reduce the impact of the hemlock woolly adelgid on hemlocks and the ecosystem it comprises. A predatory beetle, Sasajiscymnus (=Pseudoscymnus tsugae [Coccinellidae]), is currently reared in several laboratories and released as adults in the field. Unfortunately, the demand for these beetles is much greater than the supply. The development of improved release strategies would reduce costs, manpower, and time needed for rearing this predaceous beetle. Thus, the objective of this research was to conduct studies to develop and evaluate protocols for egg releases to establish populations of S. tsugae to augment the regional biological control effort against hemlock woolly adelgid. This research demonstrated that S. tsugae released as eggs could develop successfully to adulthood on eastern hemlock under field conditions. This poster will summarize the preliminary results of this initial study.