Gypsy moth young abound in Wolfville

Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 17:00:05 -0300
From: Paul Shreenan <pshreena@STMARYS.CA>
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Friday July 6

A gypsy moth bloom has been occurring this month and has people in
Wolfville concerned. A 2 block area containing some 12 houses is now
home to uncounted millions of caterpillars. Some residents have been
staying indoors for the past several weeks. On Friday the bloom was
visited by Stacey Campbell, a local journalist. Mr. Campbell stated,
"There were so many caterpillars in the trees we could hear them eating
all around us." Reportedly caterpillar dropping are raining on the local
residents and hanging out laundry is a waste of time. They are also
blanketing the ground and if you stand still large numbers of them will
crawl up your legs, said Mr. Campbell.

Some residents are pointing to the cause... two years ago county council
gave the OK to scare away hundreds of local ravens and crows which were
considered a nuisance and a noise problem.

Is this success the result of Intrgrated Pest Management ?

P. Shreenan



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