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Spraying for spongy moth and, for the first time in 29 years, fall cankerworms to begin
The Pa. DCNR has planned a rare spraying for fall cankerworms as well as for spongy moths across Pennsylvania. Here's why and where.
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PA Game Commission asks residents to be on the lookout for invasive spongy moth
(WJET/WFXP) – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking residents to keep an eye out for a tiny terror. The spongy moth, ...
Rocky Ridge County Park to close Wednesday for aerial spongy moth treatment
York County Parks and Recreation said there is a "significant" spongy moth population at the park, posing a potential threat ...
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Pennsylvania tackles spongy moth invasion to save vital oak forests
the Pennsylvania Game Commission on Monday announced plans to spray more than 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring. Spongy moths previously were known by the common name gypsy moth ...
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Pa Game Commission announces spongy moth spraying at state game lands
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced ... Game commission officials say spongy moths were previously known as "gypsy moths" before the Entomological Society of America ...
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State Game Lands set for spraying that tricks these caterpillars into an early death
The larvae of the spongy moth, if untreated, can cause severe defoliation to oak forests that are important habitats for ...
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Moths be gone: Pa. Game Commission to spray tens of thousands of acres to protect habitats
The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced it ... previously known as gypsy moths, could cause severe deforestation this year. “Oaks are the main target of spongy moths, and they also provide ...