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2. Oak processionary - Wikipedia

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   The oak processionary (OPM) (Thaumetopoea processionea) is a moth whose caterpillars can be found in oak forests, where they feed on oak leaves, causing significant damage. They travel in nose-to-tail processions (hence their name), often arrow-headed, with a leader followed by rows of several caterpillars abreast. [ 1 ]

3. Lymantria dispar in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Since 1980, the gypsy moth has defoliated over one million acres (4,000 km 2) of forest each year. In 1981, 12.9 million acres (52,200 km 2) were defoliated. In wooded suburban areas, during periods of infestation, gypsy moth larvae crawl over man-made obstacles and sometimes enter homes. [4]

4. Archips semiferanus - Wikipedia

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   Archips semiferanus (also known as Archips semiferana) is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae, and one of several species of moth commonly known as oak leafroller or oak leaf roller. The larvae feed on the leaves of oak trees in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada and are a major defoliator of oak trees, which can lead to ...

5. Georgian heiress sues for £36m over ‘moth-infested’ London ...

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   The daughter of a Georgian billionaire and her husband who are suing a property seller for £36m over a moth infestation at their Victorian seven-bedroom Notting Hill home have been accused of ...

6. Spongy moth: Next invasive species destroying trees and ... - AOL

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   The insect has an insatiable appetite, feeding on more than 300 varieties of trees and shrubs. The spongy moth particularly favors aspen, birch, cedar, cottonwood, larch, oak, poplar, willow and ...

7. Ohio quarantines 6 counties to contain invasive moth - AOL

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   The quarantine follows similar measures in New York and Michigan in 2023, where the moth was also detected. The box tree moth can significantly damage and kill boxwood, a popular landscaping shrub ...

8. Forest disturbance by invasive insects and diseases in the ...

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   Co-existing tree and plant species will gain in the void left by the affected species, but often providing different functions. Eastern hemlock, for example, is commonly replaced by black birch in the northeast—a slow-growing, shade-tolerant and deep shade producing evergreen tree, replaced by a fast-growing, open, deciduous tree. While short ...

9. Box tree moth quarantine now includes 12 counties in ... - AOL

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   Lenawee and Monroe counties are part of the box tree moth quarantine. Boxwood plants or parts of them cannot be moved out of the quarantined area. Box tree moth quarantine now includes 12 counties ...