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Byron, everyone loves your stately oak trees.
Including unfortunately gypsy moth caterpillars that will munch on a mighty oak until all of the greenery is gone.
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That’s why city hall is targeting five city parks four in west-end Byron for spraying with a bio-pesticide that will kill the European gypsy moth caterpillars while they are still young and before they start gnawing every leaf in sight.
The city announced the list of parks Tuesday: Crestwood Woods, Grandview Park, Griffith Street Park, Somerset Woods and Fairmont Park. Fairmont, located south of Old East Village, is the only one not in Byron.
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Byron, everyone loves your stately oak trees.
Including unfortunately gypsy moth caterpillars that will munch on a mighty oak until all of the greenery is gone.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Why are Byron parks being sprayed? Because gypsy moth caterpillars love oaks Back to video
That’s why city hall is targeting five city parks four in west-end Byron for spraying with a bio-pesticide that will kill the European gypsy moth caterpillars while they are still young and before they start gnawing every leaf in sight.
The city announced the list of parks Tuesday: Crestwood Woods, Grandview Park, Griffith Street Park, Somerset Woods and Fairmont Park. Fairmont, located south of Old East Village, is the only one not in Byron.
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