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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock News Special Writer
Introduced to New England by an entrepreneur who tried — unsuccessfully — to breed a better silkworm, the gypsy moth has been crawling, flying and hitching rides south for the last half century, leaving defoliated trees in its wake.
But the leaves grow back, sometimes in just a few weeks.
“Like the English sparrow and the starling, the gypsy moth will eventually become a ‘naturalized’ component of the forest community. This process has now begun and will continue for several years,” states Shenandoah National Park’s integrated pest management plan.
The plan notes that preferred species on which the larvae feed — particularly oaks — will decrease in
89.9%