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Article: State to spray for gypsy moths.(Environment)(Neighborhood residents are cautiously accepting the proposal, a spokesman said)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2009
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Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard
The gypsy moth has a wingspan of maybe 2 inches, but the brown-and-black bugger is creating quite a dust-up in southeast Eugene.
The state has spotted the tree-threatening invader there and wants to spray insecticide on more than 600 acres around Old Dillard Road from the air this spring. Some in the neighborhood are OK with the plan. But environmental advocates aim to fight what they call an excessive use of insecticides that could harm people, plants and animals.
The state Department of Agriculture calls the gypsy moth a "major pest" responsible for ruining millions of acres. The department found seven of ...