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gypsy moth
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gyp·sy moth
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a tussock moth (Lymantria dispar) having a brown male and larger white female. The caterpillar can be a serious pest of orchards and woodland.
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 "Antioch Review (IL)")
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Gypsy moths take their toll on oaks
Newspaper article from: Antioch Review (IL); 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...some places. I'm sure the moth level is going up," he said. The gypsy moth was first brought to the United...United States in 1869, the gypsy moth has defoliated thousands of...said. Over the years, gypsy moths have gradually spread westward...
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 "Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL)")
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Gypsy moths take toll on oaks
Newspaper article from: Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL); 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...some places. I'm sure the moth level is going up," he said. The gypsy moth was first brought to the United...United States in 1869, the gypsy moth has defoliated thousands of...said. Over the years, gypsy moths have gradually spread westward...
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 "Highland Park News (IL)")
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Gypsy moths sparing city, for now
Newspaper article from: Highland Park News (IL); 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...treated for the spread of gypsy moths. The quarantine means...manager of the gypsy moth program for the Illinois...People who see gypsy moths can report locations...monitoring the local gypsy moth population, especially...understand the damage (gypsy ...
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Gypsy moth count hits record high State captures 108,704, may expand spraying to combat leaf-eating pests
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Michigan from Michigan. Male moths can be wind-blown across large...distances, so high numbers of male moths in traps do not necessarily...Schumacher, coordinator for the gypsy moth program in the state Department...determined that the numbers of gypsy moths increased in the Madison ...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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GYPSY MOTHS MOVING TO FOX VALLEY | HUNGRY CRITTERS: ABLE TO EAT 24 HOURS A DAY, THE BUGS THREATEN HARDWOOD TREES
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 4/6/2000; 700+ words
; ...under attack from gypsy moths. Gypsy moths...caterpillars like the gypsy moths and doesn't harm...expects the gypsy moth population to continue...scent from the female gypsy moth. They hope that...too inundated with gypsy moths. "We'd have ...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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GYPSY MOTHS PESTER WEST SIDE THE DRY SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER WERE BOONS TO THE BUGS, WHOSE DROPPINGS BEFOUL OUTDOOR EVENTS.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 9/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...252-6492 Developing gypsy moths are forcing some on the...Madison-area gypsy moth infestation that makes...official said the gypsy moth is becoming established...Guthmiller, regional gypsy moth suppression coordinator...hatch into leaf-eating moths. Mayoral ...
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Gypsy moths here, city keeps fighting
Newspaper article from: Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL); 8/8/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...treated for the spread of gypsy moths. The quarantine means...manager of the gypsy moth program for the Illinois...People who see gypsy moths can report locations...monitoring the local gypsy moth population, especially...understand the damage (gypsy ...
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Gypsy moth.(PEST OF THE MONTH)
Magazine article from: Arbor Age; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...and Private Forestry, gypsy moth may be coming your way. "Gypsy moth continues to expand westward...to slow the spread of gypsy moth." Prevention Tips Gypsy moths tend to kill trees that...preferred by the gypsy moth such as butternut, catalpa...
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 "Morning Call (Allentown, PA)")
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The gypsy moth's munch packs quite a punch: Growing population prompts first control efforts in three years.
Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA); 5/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...loss caused by gypsy moth caterpillars was conducted...were killed by gypsy moths between 1993-96, found...timber losses, DCNR said gypsy moths have a negative...outdoor recreation. Gypsies indeed Native to Europe, gypsy moths were introduced...production ...
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GYPSY MOTH SURVEY REPORTS DECLINE IN FOREST DEFOLIATION FROM 2007
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...resulted in a decline in gypsy moth defoliation this...services. The gypsy moth is cyclical and we won...High counts of gypsy moth egg masses during last...how many acres gypsy moths may hatch in the spring...more information about gypsy moths, the ...
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gypsy moth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
gypsy moth common name for a moth, Lymantria dispar, of the tussock moth family, native to Europe and Asia...Massachusetts c.1869, the European gypsy moth became a serious pest within 20 years. Asian gypsy moths were introduced to the Northwest...
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moth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...other plant material. Many do great damage, such as the bee moth , the codling moth , the gypsy moth , the clothes moth , and the cutworm . The pupa of most moths is protected by a cocoon, built by the larva just before pupating. The cocoon...
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browntail moth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
browntail moth common name for a moth, Nygmia phaeorrhoea, of the tussock moth family. It is a serious pest of forest and shade...introduced from Europe about the same time as the related gypsy moth in the late 19th cent. Browntail moth adults...
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pheromones
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...amoeba to human beings. A classic example is the pheromone emitted by female gypsy moths, which can be detected by sensory receptors on the antennae of a male moth 1 Km or more away, enabling it to home in on the female. Unspayed female dogs...
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Herbivory and Plant Defenses
Book article from: Biology
...days or weeks, and single-celled algae are often eaten as fast as they reproduce. A few terrestrial herbivores (gypsy moths or locusts, for example) occasionally experience population explosions during which they may totally defoliate their...
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