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A quarantine has been placed in three cities with spongy moth-infested areas. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced Thursday it will place Grand Rapids in Itasca County ...

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Spongy moths, your time has come. At least in the Keystone State. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced it intends to spray 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring in order to combat ...

Spraying is planned for 16 different state game lands – 38,146 acres in all – and will begin as soon as leaf-out occurs and spongy moth egg masses hatch, likely in late April and May.

The commission said spraying will begin "as soon as leaf-out occurs and spongy moth egg masses hatch, likely in late April and May."No spraying will be scheduled on the mornings of youth turkey ...

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - North Carolina officials will start treatment in May for an infestation of spongy moths in the Waynesville area. Officials said the invasive moths, also known as ...

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PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Game Commission will soon spray 38,000 acres of state game lands to protect wildlife from spongy moths. Spraying will happen at 16 different state game lands in ...