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Posted: May 24, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 24
Gypsy moth caterpillars can eat one square meter of foliage, leaving damaged trees vulnerable to disease. (The Canadian Press )
They re only about four to six centimetres long, but gypsy moth caterpillars are a massive threat to Ontario s forest cover.
Scientists are warning that 2021 is shaping up to be a bumper year for the invasive species, brought to North America around 1860 by a French entomologist who hoped to cross-breed them with silkworms.
The good news is that landowners can help battle the bugs using burlap and soapy water.
Chris MacQuarrie is a research scientist at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.(Amanda Roe)
The City of Sarnia completed its second annual gypsy moth spray on Friday, due to another severe outbreak of the gypsy moth caterpillars but the infestation has spread to regions across Southern Ontario.