Information
about Gypsy Moths
Gypsy
moth egg mass surveys, conducted by the New Jersey
Department of Agriculture, indicate that gypsy moth
populations will be very high during May and June
2008. Leaf feeding by the caterpillars
of this pest will cause severe defoliation of many
of our trees. Consequently, the municipality
has entered into a cooperative control program
with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and
the United States Forest Service. This program
is being operated on an integrated approach, utilizing
a pesticide with a naturally occurring active ingredient
to reduce defoliating populations of this forest
pest. The aerial spraying will be employed
around residential and recreational areas to
reduce tree loss, while natural control agents
will be encouraged to reduce pest levels in
remote, uninhabited areas.
B.t.
Fact Sheet The
New Jersey Department of Agriculture will again be offering
to participating municipalities the biological insecticide Bacillus
thuringiensis (B.t.) in this season's Gypsy
Moth Cooperative Suppression Program.
