State plans to spray area to eradicate gypsy moth.(Environment)(A 183-acre area in south Eugene will be treated in the spring with a biological insecticide sprayed from helicopters)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | January 9, 2004 | Copyright

Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard

The state will spray a biological insecticide over a residential neighborhood in south Eugene this spring to combat a small outbreak of the gypsy moth, a pest that infested central Lane County 20 years ago and prompted a massive spraying program.

The preliminary plan is to treat a 183-acre area along Crest Drive between Morse Ranch Park and Crest Drive Elementary. A helicopter would spray Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, or Btk, on three days in April or May, department spokesman Bruce Pokarney said Thursday.

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