Travelling to Minnesota? Check for gypsy moth 'hitchhikers'

Minnesota state officials are considering new regulations for residents, industry and tourists to slow the spread of an invasive species known as the gypsy moth. The department of agriculture is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Unwelcome Guests

A gypsy moth larva crawls along a leaf. United States Department of Agriculture In the late 1860s, an amateur entomologist named Etienne Trouvelot accidentally released the Eurasian gypsy moth, a ...
La Crosse Tribune

Gypsy moth spraying to take place in Vernon County on July 2

MADISON—The initial plan to start spraying for the gypsy moth in La Crosse County on June 29 has been postponed to June 30 due to windy conditions. Thus, plans for Trempealeau and Vernon counties also ...
MLive

Bay County renames derogatory Gypsy moth suppression program

BAY CITY, MI - Bay County’s old Gypsy moth suppression program was recently renamed to the “Bay County Forest Sustainability Program”. The change was made to better fit the organization’s purpose ...
The Gazette

Iowa bracing for latest tree pest: the gypsy moth

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa will use pheromones to control a skyrocketing population of gypsy moths that threaten the state's ...