When caterpillars are numerous, infested trees may be completely defoliated. Mature "Inga edulis" can be defoliated by Lepidoptera larvae. Countless trees were defoliated, stripped of their branches, snapped, or uprooted. In this area, trees were completely defoliated, snapped, and/or uprooted. The gypsy moth defoliated over of deciduous trees in the 1970s and 1980s. The trees can be defoliated completely and may cause "dieback", stunting or even death. Large trees were entirely uprooted, debarked, defoliated, and thrown up to as well. When the larvae are numerous, young trees may be completely defoliated. Winds also defoliated shrubbery and downed trees and signs. It is resistant to gypsy moths but is defoliated by another pest, the mimosa webworm. Trees throughout the area were defoliated and debris littered the ground and hung from trees. Vegetation was completely defoliated across central areas of the island. Defoliated trees typically refoliate after caterpillar attacks and experience no lasting damage. Trees in the region were completely defoliated. Psyllids have almost defoliated trees in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney in spring.