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The gypsy moth has a new name, could do more damage this year
THE GYPSY MARK CATERPILLAR ... scientists and Romani scholars. "Spongy moths" also better describes the insect's distinctive sponge-like egg masses. State and federal programs have slowed ...
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Efforts underway to save oak trees from spongy moths across Pennsylvania
Spongy moths, formerly called gypsy moths, have been eating oak tree leaves across the state ... “The numbers are still damagingly high as far as egg mass counts, but they are lower than last ...
Chicago Tribune1y
Illinois residents encouraged to destroy the eggs of invasive insects to slow spread
The spongy moth, formerly known as the gypsy moth ... A spongy moth egg mass at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune) A spongy moth caterpillar crawls ...
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Spongy moths expected to be moderate across region
It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as gypsy ... Red Oak tree from spongy moth egg masses ...
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If You See a Spongy Moth, Here’s What to Do
The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar, also formerly called the European gypsy ... like egg masses. When they are ...
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What to Do if You See a Spongy Moth (or Its Very Hungry Caterpillars)
Smaller egg masses, about the size of a dime, which can indicate a declining population. What can gardeners do if their yards include the moth’s preferred foods — not just oak trees ...
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Expert breaks down spongy moth forecast, prevention
Spongy moths, formerly known as “gypsy moths,” will start to emerge ... As many people know, spongy moths tend to feed on leaves— oak trees and sometimes whatever else may be around ...
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Spongy Moth – New Name, Same Serious Threat
The recently renamed spongy moth, Lymantria dispar, formerly known as the gypsy moth, remains a real threat to hardwoods ... Trees in northern and northeastern Indiana are most commonly affected. Oak ...
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DCNR to begin spraying forests in spongy moth suppression effort
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat spongy moths (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known as the gypsy ...
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Moths be gone: Pa. Game Commission to spray tens of thousands of acres to protect habitats
The spraying is planned for 16 different state game lands — 38,146 acres total — and will likely begin in late April or early May, once the moth eggs begin ... known as gypsy moths, could ...
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The gypsy moth has a new name, could do more damage this year
THE GYPSY MARK CATERPILLAR ... scientists and Romani scholars. "Spongy moths" also better describes the insect's distinctive sponge-like egg masses. State and federal programs have slowed the spread ...