Many ecological processes are strongly influenced by spatial scale 6,7,8,9, causing a major dilemma for experimental biologists, as large-scale field experiments are often prohibitively expensive.

Spraying is planned for 16 state game lands – 38,146 acres in all – and will begin as soon as leaf-out occurs and gypsy moth egg masses hatch, likely in late April and May. No spraying was to be ...

48 states in the United States have officially designated State Insects.