Gypsy Moth: Everything you Need to Know in 30 Minutes

[@larryclark9380]

I brush these caterpillars off the trees daily into a trash can lid. My pond fish love them...especially the bluegills. My daughter told me I am recycling.

[@ezg8448]

Been dealing with these trouble makers in these 2 recent years in Ontario Canada. More specifically Toronto area.

[@matebah]

Yes - 30 mins north of Toronto they are terrible. Full of them up here

[@skippythetownie3123]

I'm in northern New York 10 miles from the Canadian border. All of my oak, beech, apple, and dogwood trees are completely bare. They've also destroyed all of my blueberries.

[@kelcritcarroll]

Im in west mi and they are all over the place as of two days ago……the neighbors trees are bare and its like they are just marching down the road now they are at our trees:(

[@twillie29]

In in the Hudson Valley. We didn’t experience them last year but this year it has been insane and we were not prepared! All my trees are decimated and they’ve moved on to the conifers since there’s nothing left. How are you faring this year?

[@skippythetownie3123]

​@@twillie29 I got very lucky two years ago as my property borders an extremely large Sugar Maple operation. When it got bad enough they used an organic pesticide dropped from helicopters and it pretty much wiped them out. I haven't seen many since but I did have a few beech trees that never recovered and had to come down. I hope I don't see them again for the rest of my days!! Hopefully they don't get too bad where you're at!

[@billinct860]

Looks like I'm a year late seeing this video. Connecticut had a bad infestation of Gypsy Moth caterpillars early or mid 1970s. We thought we had it too, but our area had an unexplained infestation of the native green measuring worm. This fooled about everyone, including myself into thinking they were Gypsy Moths. They ate leaves, then lowered themselves to be blown by the wind to find new trees to crawl up. In 1981 we got the real thing! The forested mountain visible from where I worked got the name "Bare Mountain" that summer. Their egg masses covered everything. Ironically, the eggs died from the release of an introduced tiny wasp that targeted the eggs... and possibly a very cold winter. I have never seen them in my area again!

[@nuggert]

From French River area in Ontario and going south, the outbreak this year is wild. Everybody's got rashes from their prickly setae from ballooning caterpillars landing on skin or from the moults and dead ones blowing in the wind. Bad time. Poor trees.

[@Grade10science]

Been spraying these jerks with soap and water all day here in North Bay. We took all the cocoons off during the spring but they just float in from afar. We are determined to minimize the damage!

[@nounounounou5014]

Its horrible in the south too I swear,,, the sidewalks are full of them

[@thehiddenangler9083]

I go to the Kawartha and all I here is the Gypsy Moth caterpillar stage eating the leaves and falling I go grab every one of them that I could and throw them in the water and I swear I see around 100 trillion this is really bizarre I hope every single one of them in North America DIE I squash them throw them in the water and BURN THEM

[@Grade10science]

I'm having a tad bit of success but it is hours of spraying. I'm looking to buy a pump sprayer to reach the tops of the trees. I figure if I can keep the trees half alive they will have a chance... especially the evergreens.

[@dannystockfish9575]

I camp in the Port Huron National Forest the Gypsy mouth caterpillars are worse this year that it was last year its not even July and it feels like that I'm camping in a late fallen all the leaves are gone these caterpillars arts killing Forest there are no leaves in these trees even the pain is thinning out I love this National Forest to the passion these caterpillars are out of control

[@mikedeisle5]

I live close to PH and these thing are all over my yard

[@sharondegaspe-power6296]

Why was pheromone treatment not mentioned to attract and kill the male moth to prevent fertilisation of the eggs

[@walterbrooks3539]

Can you recommend a brand name spray for the egg masses?

[@robinusborne1476]

Try Golden Pest Oil.

[@iconjack]

𝗚𝘆𝗽𝘀𝘆 Moth?! How dare you!

[@judygavan222]

Tried to listen. I spent hours everyday, this summer and used facts shared by MSU's, local cooperative extention, and some videos. You talk, talk, talk, without helpful information. Keep your cute comments and silly antidotes which only entertains yourself.

[@judygavan222]

Couldn't get past your introduction of all important list of titles and degrees🤦‍♀️ugh...

[@robinusborne1476]

Feel free to forward through the introductions.

[@aaronkohutek]

far more than you I'm sure

[@psgtrman]

Too bad it was great