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Gypsy moth
Lymantria dispar Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) is an insect pest of hundreds of species. It is a native of Europe and Asia and was first detected in Boston, Massachusetts in 1868-1869. This generalist feeder was brought to the U.S. by E. Leopold Trouvelot with the hope of breeding an improved silk moth but escaped moths proved to be highly invasive with no natural predators or diseases to check their populations. The US Forest Service 'Slow the Spread' program has done just that. Gypsy Moth is just one of many forest pests that are moved to un-infested forests by humans moving firewood. Help to protect our forests: don't move firewood!
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05/09/2018 - Gypsy Moth aerial spraying to begin
02/20/2018 - Gypsy Moth Treatments For Lakeside And North Shore
08/11/2017 - NSF Grant Funds ESF Ecologist's Gypsy Moth Research
07/31/2017 - Gypsy moths defoliate 60 acres of private land
07/31/2017 - Taking serious note of environmental change
07/25/2017 - Signup for gypsy moth-suppression program under way
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07/18/2017 - Mark Blazis: Some gypsy moth caterpillars survive
06/16/2016 - WSDA 2016 News
05/02/2016 - Rockaway Twp. to spray for gypsy moths
04/27/2016 - Game Commission Details
01/22/2016 - Ely declares war on the gypsy moth - Timberjay.com
08/13/2015 - Deadline looms to sign up for gypsy moth program
07/23/2015 - Trapping the Moth
06/23/2015 - Anti-gypsy moth campaign begins | Mix 107.9
06/03/2015 - PressReader - Connecting People Through News
02/25/2015 - Midland County OKs gypsy moth spraying
11/12/2014 - Gypsy Moths « Hometeam 1490 KLOG, ESPN Radio
09/03/2014 - DNR Proposes to Scale Back Gypsy Moth Suppression
08/15/2014 - Kansas, Missouri on Watch for Invasive Pests
06/02/2014 - APHIS Modifies Gypsy Moth Regulatory Policy for Logs
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