Please note, gladwin conservation district is not affiliated with egg counting and spraying resulting from the recently passed Gypsy moth millage for gladwin county.
However, we do continue to educate the community on this invasive forest pest.
GLADWIN COUNTY GYPSY MOTHS
Gladwin County previously had a Gypsy Moth Suppression Program that began in 1998 and was funded as a millage. The program had its own director but by 2014, it became too expensive with the fund beginning to deplete, so after meeting with the Gladwin County Board of Commissioners on March 17th of 2015, the conservation district took over the gypsy moth program and handling soil erosion permits. The agreement included the conservation district receiving an annual stipend to administer this program. However, by the fall of 2019, there was not a high enough fund balance to do county sprays and hire gypsy moth counters, so the district's agreement with the county officially ended.
With this said, please rest assured that gypsy moths will not actually kill your trees! They can heavily defoliate and stress, but there is no evidence that they will kill them. For excellent information on gypsy moths, please click the link below:
With this said, please rest assured that gypsy moths will not actually kill your trees! They can heavily defoliate and stress, but there is no evidence that they will kill them. For excellent information on gypsy moths, please click the link below: