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Gypsy Moth program stays proactive

June 11, 2020 by Joey Pitchford

It all started with a few errant caterpillars. In 1869, French entomologist Étienne Léopold Trouvelot brought the larvae of the Gypsy Moth across the sea intending to breed them with silkworms to create a silk industry in America. Instead, as the story goes, a storm led to several of the larvae being released from his … Read more

Categories Field Notes Tags gypsy moth, invasive species, Slow the Spread

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