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tain items likely to carry the gypsy moth from infested to uninfested areas is the major quarantine activity. In addition, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the USDA have provided laboratory-reared parasites for release.
Both federal and state agencies are supporting or conducting research. The USDA-Forest Service has provided matching funds for direct control of the gypsy moth with approved insecticides in cooperation with state and local governments. In Virginia, the VDACS is responsible for cooperating with the USDA-FS and local governments in this phase °f the gypsy moth program. The Virginia Department of Forestry has implemented biological control on several million acres of privately owned forest land in Virginia.
and destroy egg masses, larvae and pupae. This helps to keep gypsy moth populations at reduced levels. However, “blow-in” of newly hatched caterpillars from adjacent woodland can counteract local control efforts.
e. Encourage the establishment of parasites and predators as the gypsy moth becomes established in new locations. This is normally done by government agencies.
f. Apply an insecticide to kill young feeding caterpillars when
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