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Article: State plans to spray area to eradicate gypsy moth.(Environment)(A 183-acre area in south Eugene will be treated in the spring with a biological insecticide sprayed from helicopters)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2004
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Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard
The state will spray a biological insecticide over a residential neighborhood in south Eugene this spring to combat a small outbreak of the gypsy moth, a pest that infested central Lane County 20 years ago and prompted a massive spraying program.
The preliminary plan is to treat a 183-acre area along Crest Drive between Morse Ranch Park and Crest Drive Elementary. A helicopter would spray Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, or Btk, on three days in April or May, department spokesman Bruce Pokarney said Thursday.
The insecticide kills all moths and butterflies that are in the caterpillar stage and that are ...