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Published May 30, 2012, 07:00 AM

DATCP sprays to stop defoliating moth

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection plans to spray for gypsy moths in Douglas County, starting this week and during the summer in participation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Slow the Spread” project.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection plans to spray for gypsy moths in Douglas County, starting this week and during the summer in participation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Slow the Spread” project.

The gypsy moth is a pest that causes mass defoliation and has been spreading westward in the United States for many years. It was found in Wisconsin in 1971.

The sprays, which include a natural occurring bacteria and a grain-like treatment that causes confusion in males when they search for a mate, are not harmful to humans, pets or farm animals.

Areas scheduled for spraying include portions of Parkland and Lakeside, Cloverland, Brule, Solon Springs and eastern Gordon.

For more information, call (800) 642-6684 or the Douglas County Health Department at (715) 395-1304.

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