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Gypsy Moth Treatment Open Houses Slated
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 02/27/2015

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture has scheduled a series of open house meetings to present this year's gypsy moth aerial spray plans. Meetings will be held March 11 in Madison, March 12 in Rice Lake, March 13 in Osseo, and March 16 in Viroqua.

"The gypsy moth is a serious invasive pest that threatens our forests and urban trees, and it can have a negative impact on Wisconsin's timber, paper, nursery and tourism industries," said Melody Walker, acting manager of DATCP's gypsy moth program.

Beginning in May and continuing through late July or early August, DATCP plans to spray over selected areas in western Wisconsin using low-flying planes. A total of approximately 259,500 acres at 103 sites in 21 counties are targeted for treatment. These areas have been identified as having increasing populations of gypsy moth, a destructive insect with an appetite for hundreds of different species of trees and shrubs.

Counties scheduled to receive aerial treatments are: Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Crawford, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Green, La Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Polk, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sawyer, Trempealeau, Vernon and Washburn.

Gypsy moth program staff will present information regarding spray plans at these sessions. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with staff, learn more about the gypsy moth and view maps of spray areas.


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