Giant Gypsy Moths now !

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Why not

USA TODAY

Forget murder hornets. Now we’ve got giant gypsy moths from Asia to worry about.

“If established in the United States, Asian gypsy moths could cause serious, widespread damage to our country’s landscape and natural resources,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning.

One species of gypsy moth that’s native to Asia was recently spotted in Washington state, where Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation last week because of the discovery. In the proclamation, he warned that the Hokkaido gypsy moths from Asia have been discovered in parts of Snohomish County, which is northeast of Seattle, according to UPI.

“This imminent danger of infestation seriously endangers the agricultural and horticultural industries of the state of Washington and seriously threatens the economic well-being and quality of life of state residents,” the proclamation said.

Both gypsy moths from Asia and Asian-European hybrid gypsy moths threaten the state, according to the proclamation.

Hokkaido gypsy moths are exotic pests that can do widespread damage when hundreds of voracious caterpillars hatch, Karla Salp, a spokeswoman for the Washington Department of Agriculture, told UPI.

While they are from Asia, Hokkaido gypsy moths are a separate species from so-called Asian gypsy moths, insect ecologist Patrick Tobin of the University of Washington told USA TODAY. Both are considered invasive pests that can wreak havoc on trees. “Both remain similar with regard to the threats they pose and the ability of females to fly,” Tobin said.

Asian gypsy moths are bad enough: “Large infestations of Asian gypsy moths can completely defoliate trees, leaving them weak and more susceptible to disease or attack by other insects,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. “If defoliation is repeated for two or more years, it can lead to the death of large sections of forests, orchards, and landscaping.

“Any introduction and establishment of Asian gypsy moths in the United States would pose a major threat to the environment and the urban, suburban and rural landscapes.”

Could the Hokkaido gypsy moth discovery in Washington state be the start of a nationwide invasion of the pesky pests? “Were it to become fully established and spread widely, it would affect forests and landscape trees and shrubs in the invaded range,” University of Maryland entomologist Michael Raupp said.

The East is used to the European variety of the pest: “We have had gypsy moths here in the Eastern U.S. since the 1860s,” Raupp said. The issue in the East is largely under control thanks to a fungus that was imported and released back in the 1980s, he said.

Several species of gypsy moths from Asia are considered invasive pests that can wreak havoc on trees.

[m and t's77]

**** it I need to take Bluto's advice.

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[Vandelay Industries]

MOTHRA!!!

[Steve_R]

I tried to care. I really did. I don't.

[Mike Mercury]

[dvarapala]

Why do all the bad bugs come from Asia?

[Aerovette]

You realize it's just a matter of time before Godzilla walks out of the sea, right?

[Bill]

Solution:

Tell the moths that the murder hornets said that their mothers wear combat boots, start blood feud, and let the moths and murder hornets fight it out, a war of attrition. Whichever side eventually wins will have greatly reduced numbers and should be easier to defeat.

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Solution:

Tell the moths that the murder hornets said that their mothers wear combat boots, start blood feud, and let the moths and murder hornets fight it out, a war of attrition. Whichever side eventually wins will have greatly reduced numbers and should be easier to defeat.

Brilliant.

[Aerovette]

Those moths can outfly the murder hornets. They're like fighter planes...

Regular moth-er fokkers !

[RMVette]

Originally Posted by aerovette

Those moths can outfly the murder hornets. They're like fighter planes...

Regular moth-er fokkers !

Booooo !!!!

[Anjdog2003]

Iron Maiden > Gypsy Moths invading > Porter walking up your driveway

[mrvette]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

Iron Maiden > Gypsy Moths invading > Porter walking up your driveway

Hate getting defeeted by a bug in some business deal.....

[LisaJohn]

Send the lizards to eat the moths.

[MadInNc]

Price of Pot will go up.... Start Hoarding Now aDog!

[Aerovette]

I don't buy this giant moth thing. I think someone's trying to pull the wool over our eyes.


If I'm wrong, the wool will be gone by morning.