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Lucketts. Infestations have been discovered also in Fauquier County, near The Plains, he added.
Former Gov. John N. Dalton, in his proposed 198284 budget, recommended $120,000 to help control the spread of the insect. Mr. Kludy said it is hard to tell whether that will be enough to combat the moth.
Mr. Kludy said the moth cannot be eradicated in the northeastern United States, but that its damage can be minimized through the use of pesticides, traps and other methods.
The moth does the most damage in its caterpillar stage, he said, which begins in June. Thp House resolution saidlthe moth1, could cause as m'pch as $80 million in damage in Virginia, would harm property and result in losses to tourism and recreation.
Mr. Kludy said the most important aspect of the gypsy moth’s infestatiob is that "it’s a people problem." The pest defaces sidewalks, houses, recreational areas and also causes trouble by “attacking the favorite tree in the backyard.”
Mr. Kludy said tie state now is weighing a variety of different methods of cornwill
jvernbating the insect, ar d "work with local g ments as the areas become infested,’’ through the natural spread of the moth.
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