La PORTE — County residents affected by a recent spongy moth surge packed the County Complex meeting room on Monday to share their plight in dealing with the pests.
Spongy moths, formerly referred to as gypsy moths, feed on the foliage of hundreds of tree and shrub species in North America.
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Could we have these wooly worms in Trail Creek on pine trees too?
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