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number and that “in the long run, this will result in lower gypsy moth population levels.” In addition, the population of moth predators and parasites, which will go up with the number of gypsy moths, will help bring those numbers back down.
Eventually, the ecosystem will adjust to the gypsy moth, but in the interim, “widespread, severe defoliation can be expected” with the most significant tree mortality coming in the initial five years of new infestation. It is during this period that action may need to be taken to protect sensitive developed areas and high value natural areas from unacceptable levels of impact, according to the park’s naturalists.
In undeveloped wooded areas, balance will be achieved, usually without excessive destruction to for
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