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Moth war costs
If the area of the Blue Ridge mountain infected by g>*,sy moths is to be sprayed next spring, Clarke County will have to come up with more money.
The county has set aside $10,000, to be matched by the state, to fight the pests which defoliated 2,500 acres in Clarke last spring. This was the largest area of defoliation in Virginia this year.
But egg mass counts done during the last 45 days show the entire western slope of the mountain, from the West Virginia line to Warren County, should be sprayed to keep the gypsy moth caterpillars from stripping trees and bothering residents, according to the Clarke Gypsy Moth Committee.
That area covers at least 20,000 acres. A spray program will run between $10 and $12 per acre.
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