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Spray program
set, awaiting
moths' arrival
By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Appalachian Integrated Pest Management Program has finalized plans for spraying against the expected gypsy moth onslaught, according to program supervisor Gary McAninch.
At an informational meeting held last Wednesday night, Mr. McAninch said that landowners whose property will be sprayed as part of the gypsy moth program have received notice from the AIPM program office in Harrisonburg. Most of the spray blocks in the southern third of Rappahannock County, which is the only part of the county eligible for the spray program this year, will be sprayed with Bt, a natural bacteria; a few spray blocks, which had higher egg mass counts, are scheduled to be sprayed with Dimilin, a chemical pesticide.
At this point the area of the spray blocks and spray chosen cannot be changed, except that landowners can elect to opt out of the program and not have their land sprayed, Mr. McAninch added.
The spray blocks will be marked off with yellow balloons. Within those blocks, areas that are not to be
See GYPSY MOTHS, p. 15
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