Saving the trees from gypsy moths. From: Agricultural Research | Date: April 1, 1992| Author: De Quattro, Jim | COPYRIGHT 1992 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

High school and college students and researchers from the Agricultural Research Service are studying the way in which gypsy moths are destroying trees in the Belleplain State Forest in New Jersey. Researchers and students, who have been studying the moths since 1982, make predictions about the moths' reproductive plans by counting their eggs. The students learn about careers in science while earning money to pay for their education.

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