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Gypsy moth populations in Shenandoah National Park are expected to be at a level that management actions will be needed to control these exotic pests in some of the Park’s visitor-use areas. Acting Park Superintendant Gerald W. Tays said that “the National Park Service finds it necessary to exercise the full range of control techniques this year in order to protect these areas from severe impacts.
“Extremely high gypsy moth larva populations are expected this spring near the Piney River Ranger Station, in the Sky land Lodge area, sections of the Big Meadows campground, the South River picnic area, and along some sections of the Skyline Drive in the North District. These areas must be treated in order to keep them open for public use and to protect area resources from high levels of tree mortality. ”
The park’s proposed gypsy moth annual management activity program contains the following actions.
Protection of Foliage and Related Resources: The following areas designated as special value areas in the park’s gypsy moth IPM plan are proposed to be treated as follows: Dickey Ridge Visitor Center and picnic area - 10 acres of ground treatment with biological methods; Skyline Drive — a 200foot-wide swath on each side of the drive over an estimated 10 miles of roadway for a total of approximately 500 acres. Because the treatment band is so narrow and will be subjected to blow-in of larvae from nearby areas, it will be necessary to treat this roadside band with Dimilin in order to obtain needed foliage protection; Skyland Lodge area - 124
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