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Annual spongy moth trapping to begin later this month

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is once again gearing up to put more than 10,000 spongy moth traps around the state to monitor the species' ...
KREM

IDL begins expanded spongy moth trapping effort

The Idaho Department of Lands has placed around 130 traps in the trees of the Sandpoint area, in the hopes of ascertaining the level of threat posed by some very hungry caterpillars. The traps are a ...
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Wisconsin DATCP to set over 10,000 gypsy moth traps

MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will be setting over 10,000 traps for gypsy moth in 47 counties. DATCP requests that property ...
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DATCP to survey for gypsy moth in 47 counties: 'Used to plan for next year’s spray treatment'

MADISON --The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will be setting over 10,000 traps for gypsy moth in 47 counties starting in mid-May through early June. DATCP ...
Channel 3000

DATCP to begin spongy moth trapping efforts in much of Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection plans to start setting thousands of spongy moth traps around the state to help monitor the species’ population, ...
Seattle Times

Trappers out to keep state free of gypsy moths

Gypsy moths are again in the cross hairs of the state Department of Agriculture as the agency has begun its annual trapping effort to see whether any of the pests are here. The moth is a destructive ...
Washington State Department of Agriculture

State proposes springtime eradications to protect communities from invasive pests

Pest Program is proposing eradication projects for the spring of 2026 to eradicate spongy moth and Japanese beetle. The ...