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Protecting property against gypsy moths 'The gypsy moth was purposely lars hide under leaves during the brought from Europe to the United day and feed at night on the trees States in 1869. In an attempt to foliage. During late July the caier- start a North g American silk industry the gypsy moth was going to | be crossed with | native silkworms. The idea failed, and some of the gypsy moths escaped the | laboratory (near Boston). Strict quarantines and eradication attempts failed to pre- vent the slow spread. Gypsy moths first moved into Ontario near Kingston over 20 years ago and by 1985 became a serious problem in southeastern Ontario. It has only been the last couple of years that the outbreak has affected our len, student Andre re Foiand (wh 00d tin Rob MoMill poem 'Wildlife Habl ', & Van Camp C 9 has soll and boulders for the habitat. Perennials diate area, and it looks like they're here to stay for a while. Susceptibility of trees is a mea- sure of the likelihood that the trees will be defoliated by gypsy moth caterpillars in your area. A forest WE DON'T PLAY THE S = NUNBERS S GAME 10,000 CITIZENS are Printed Weekly! 10,000 } CITIZENS are Distributed Locally! Returns are less than 1%. Readership is 27,000 based on 2.7 readers per copy. posed of mostly oak, birch or popular is very susceptible, espe- cially in areas of thin soil or exposed bedroc Life Cycle: Gypsy Moth begin life as an egg laid in July-August, (@ fuzzy coloured buff egg mass). during rainy or cool "weather like last week, The larva will develop over the next 2 months, The last stage of this development see the larva develop into 'a caterpillar (about 1" long - with 5 pairs of bright blue dots, followed by six pair of red dots on its back. It's during this stage that the caterpil- School's 25th the rural schools of Manvers Township, which were closed 25 years ago. Open house: 1:30 to 4 pam; pork BBQ 6 pau. dance 9 p.m. Call (705) 277-2391. pillar turns into a pupa, after 14 days a gypsy moth emerges. (Only the male flies, the females attract males by emitting a pheromone). After mating, and laying her eggs the female as well -- as the male die, (each pair leaving behind as many as a thousand descendants). Your trees, especially if healthy and established can withstand defoliation for a number of years in a row. It's the young and weak trees which become affected, sometimes even in one season. What Can You Do?: 1. Serapping and destroying egg brasses. (March/April). 2. Tree banding, applying tanglefoot past or burlap band near base of trees and removing caterpillars (May/June/beginning of July). 3. Pheromone - to attract male (late July/beginning of August). 4. Application of Insecticide - Sevin ded (J of July). 5. Application of Natural Biological Spray - (BT), (C.LL. Organic Insect Killer) - (June), similar to spraying reported last week in Vancouver, 6. Attracting predators which eat the gypsy moth - (birds, insects...) More Information: You can write to the Ministry of Natural Resources and ask for any infor- mation on the Gypsy Moth. Much of the information provided in this article has come from the Gypsy Moth. Much of the information provided in this article has come from the Gypsy Moth Management Committee articles provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources, We also have a reference copy on file at the gar- den centre for your convenience (OGS Garden Gallery). It's a heck of a job to control the entire popu- lation of gypsy moths, but on a smaller scale you can do some- thing to protect your own invest- ments by paying close attention to the newly planted trees and pro- viding them with some protection. WINDOWS & PATIO DOORS". "ALCAN