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See a hairy, spongy egg sack? Smash it and alert Utah officials — And here’s why.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — If you’re hiking along the Wasatch Front this spring and you spot a hairy, spongy blob on a tree trunk, it could be an egg mass of ... known as gypsy moth, also poses ...
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Spraying to begin across Pennsylvania forests to combat spongy moths
The start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat spongy moth (formally known as gypsy moth ... our 4th year of the outbreak cycle, and egg mass surveys from last year determined the ...
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Pa. foresters turn to landowners in fight against oak-killing spongy moth
A gypsy moth caterpillar crawls along partially ... DCNR experts say spongy moth egg mass surveys are the best way to determine the need for treatment. “Private landowners play a critical ...
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DCNR encourages Pennsylvania forest landowners to plan now for spring spongy moth treatment
Spongy moths (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known as the gypsy moth) are a major threat ... landowners in planning treatment. Spongy moth egg mass surveys are the best way to determine the ...
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DCNR to spray for gypsy moths
Targeted sites are determined by surveys of egg masses and other ... The Lymantria dispar, or spongy/gypsy moth, was introduced to North America in 1869 at Medford, Mass., where it was used ...