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Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson and Waynesboro. Also included is the northern half of Albemarle County, the northeastern comer of Augusta County and that portion of the City of Virginia Beach north of State Route 44.

Commissioner Carbaugh said that the gypsy moth is now firmly established in Northern Virginia, on the Eastern Shore, and in parts of the Tidewater and Central Virginia.

The pest continues to spread southward through the state by natural migration, according to surveys conducted by VDACS and other groups. Although it is not possible to completely stop this natural spread, a VDACS spokesman said, its longdistance or artificial spread can be prevented or minimized with the co(See

VDACS, page 13)

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