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Gypsy Moth Tree Damage in NJ Minimal

Gypsy Moth Tree Damage in NJ Minimal
Tree eating moth population down, despite no spray.

Gypsy moths are causing the least amount of damage to trees in New Jersey since the state began targeting the insects in 1970.

Tree damage was found in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Sussex and Warren counties.  The most damage seen was in Mullica Township in Atlantic County, which had 344 acres of mostly moderate defoliation.
No spray program was needed this year due to the low population of bugs.