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opportunity, saying it could change the “whole outlook" on controlling insects. “There’s no danger involved," he said. “It’s a biological control that nature uses." He stressed that if the virus works “we can get away from harming other things” through the use of artificial insecticides. »
Aside from Virginia, Maryland is the other pilot state chosen to be a testing site for the virus. Vemam said that Virginia is “geared” toward the use of organic controls rather than artificial insecticides. “We’re looking for natural types of control and (we) only use insecticides if we don’t have any other choice.”
Calab Morris, chief of insect and disease investigations at VDF, said the virus will be sprayed in the evening, around 6:30 p.m. This is done because the sun’s ultra violet rays can inactivate the virus even though a sunscreen is used. Spraying at 6:30 p.m. “gives the bugs (gypsy moths) an evening to chew on the virus” with no risk of it having been weakened by ultra violet rays.
Morris said the virus has been suf(Continued
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