York County Gypsy Moth Suppression Program

Program Update | Applications | Criteria | Contact Information
Gypsy Moth Links | PDF files | Life Cycle

Program Update - New Information!

May 13, 2009 - Gypsy Moth spray activity is completed in York County.

A total of 6265 acres in 28 municipalities and portions of Rocky Ridge Park were treated.  The state also treated portions of Gifford Pinchot State Park and Fish and Game Land No. 83 in York County during the same time period. The cost share for the county suppression spraying in 2009 was underwritten by the York County Board of Commissioners.

Update:

The field assessments for 2010 Gypsy Moth Suppession Spraying are complete in York County. There is no indication of any need to treat for gypsy moth in 2010 because of extremely low egg mass counts.

Applications

The application period for gypsy moth assessment is now closed.

Homeowners must make application for assessment each year they believe they have a problem. The application period ends on July 31. No applications will be accepted after that date. A final decision on county participation in the state suppression program and the responsibility for the cost share is made after an assessment of the problem is made.

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Program Criteria
This is a forested residential program. These are the criteria as of June 2009 and may change at the discretion of Pennsylvania DCNR. In order to be considered for inclusion in the program the following criteria must be met:

1. A minimum count of 250 gypsy moth egg masses per acre or significant danger of blow-in.
2. Heavily wooded (over 50% of area near the home covered by tree crown) property with a permanent dwelling on the property within 200 feet of the forest .
3. Trees on the property composed of at least 25 % highly favored species such as oaks that are at least 25 feet in height. Maples, tulip poplar, locust and pines are NOT highly favored species. Lots with a few ornamental trees, or hedgerow type groupings are not considered forested.
4. The property must have 25 contiguous acres of heavily wooded land in the surrounding area . If it is a small island of trees in the midst of fields or open lots, it will not qualify. 
5. Twenty-five acres are necessary to set a spray block, please speak to your neighbors and make application together, because they will become part of a spray block with you.

Contact Information: Diane J. Oleson, Coordinator

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Gypsy Moth Links

These sites have information about Gypsy Moth biology, the Pennsylvania suppression program, and control options.  If you need additional information, call us at (717) 840-7408.

Forest Stewardship Program http://paforeststewards.cas.psu.edu/PAprogram.html

Penn State Fact Gypsy Moth Sheet  http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/gypsymoth.htm

Pennsylvania DCNR Gypsy Moth  What Is It? http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/gypsymoth/index.aspx

Pennsylvania DCNR What Can I Do  About Gypsy Moth On My Property? http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/gypsymoth/gm_whatcanido.aspx

Pennsylvania DCNR Gypsy Moth Management  http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/gypsymoth/gypsymoth_mgmt.aspx

Pennsylvania DCNR Gypsy Moth County Coordinator Information   http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/gypsymoth/coordinators.aspx

Pennsylvania DCNR Gypsy Moth Cooperators Manual
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/gypsymoth/Cooperator_Participation_Manual.pdf

National Forest Service Gypsy Moth Site http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/gmoth/

National Park Service IPM Gypsy Moth Manual http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/ipm/manual/gypsymth.cfm

Controlling Gypsy Moth With Bt Fact Sheet http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2174.html

The Homeowner and the Gypsy Moth: Guidelines for Control http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/gm/online_info/gm/gmhb.htm#Hosts

The Pennsylvania Pesticide Hypersensitivity Registry, which is maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is a list of people who have been verified by a physician to be excessively or abnormally sensitive to pesticides. If you feel this might apply to you and want more information, Please visit: http://www.pested.psu.edu/faq/general.shtml

Gypsy moth is one among many invasive species of concern in Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit the new Invasive Species in York County web page.

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Links to PDF files

Commonsense Precautions in a Spray Area

Homeowner Options For Gypsy Moth Control

Bt information bulletin

Arborist List

PA Licensed Aerial Applicators List

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Gypsy Moth Life Cycle Images

Female adult and egg mass Eggs August to end of April M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, www.forestryimages.org	Gypsy moth caterpillar May to end of June Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Archive, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, www.bugwood.org

Gypsy moth pupae Early July Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, www.bugwood.org	Adult male (brown) and female (white) moths Late July H. Ghent, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org

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