Spongy Moth Population Declining in 2022 for Northern Lower Michigan 9and10news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 9and10news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two diseases that affect spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, caterpillars are the most important factors causing outbreaks to collapse. One disease is a nucleopolyhedrosis virus (NPV) and the other is a fungus called Entomophaga maimaiga.
Surveying Spongy Moth Egg Masses to Forecast Next Year's Population - Integrated Pest Management msu.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msu.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Surveying spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, egg masses, which are present for nine to 10 months every year, provides a means for pest managers to estimate how high a spongy moth population is likely to be the following year.