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Your Move Gypsy Moth Free: Stop the Spread and Protect Your Neighborhood

Learn about the threat of the gypsy moth and how you can prevent its spread in your neighborhood. Discover the USDA's goals, infested vs. non-infested areas, and tools to help educate others. Visit our website for more information.

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Your Move Gypsy Moth Free: Stop the Spread and Protect Your Neighborhood

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  1. Every move counts. Make yours gypsy moth free. Photo by Rusty Haskell YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  2. Agenda • Gypsy moth — a threat to your customer’s new neighborhood • USDA goals • What is your route? Infested vs. noninfested • How to stop the spread • Tool kit — to help you tell the story • Q & A YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  3. Gypsy moth was introduced to the United States in the 1860s and has been attacking trees and shrubs ever since. Photo by Mark Robinson YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  4. The Spread | How humans facilitate the problem Human-assisted movement is the greatest contribution to the spread of gypsy moth. Photo by Milan Pernek, Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  5. The Spread | Gypsy moth’s journey

  6. The Spread | How gypsy moths prepare for their next move Adult Moths Reproduction Gypsy Moth Egg Mass The cause of the spread. Larva Causes all the damage Pupa Transformation Remove, before the move. Mid May – June Early to mid-July Late July August – April Photos: Larva: Photo by University of Georgia Archive Pupa: Photo by Milan Zubrik Adult moths: USDA APHIS PPQ Archive Gypsy moth egg mass: USDA Forest Service Archive YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  7. APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Goals • Monitor extent of gypsy moth infestations • Limit artificial spread beyond infested area • Support Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Foundation efforts • Eradicate isolated populations outside infested area Photo by John H. Ghent Bell 205 — Summit Helicopter, Inc. — spraying BTK (Foray 76B) — Summit Helicopter — gypsy moth eradication projectOrganization: USDA Forest Service YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  8. USDA APHIS and its partners unite to stop the spread USDA APHIS works in close partnership with Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Foundation, Inc., and the United States Forest Service to trap for gypsy moth in noninfested areas: • Trapping to detect new populations and direct follow-up actions • Mating disruption to confuse males by saturating an area with pheromones to prevent them from finding and mating with females • Biological insecticides (Btk, Gypchek) and chemical insecticides Photo: http://precisionforestryprotection.com/treatments.htm YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM Yourmovegypsymothfree.com

  9. Leave the pests behind: Know your zone YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  10. Leave the pests behind: Remove before the move Photos: USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ. A critical step in the moving process. YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  11. Leave the pests behind: Check the list Don’t leave their home without it. It’s the law. YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  12. Leave the pests behind: Inspect portable storage containers YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  13. Help build awareness| Tool Kit : Video How can you help build awareness about the gypsy moth? Use the tools from our tool kit! YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  14. Help build awareness| Tool Kit : Video YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  15. Help build awareness | Tool Kit : Ads, posters, counter signs YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  16. Help build awareness | Tool Kit : Newsletter & Fact sheet Newsletter Fact sheet (front & back) YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  17. Help build awareness | Tool Kit: Website YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  18. Help build awareness | Tool Kit : Factsheet & Inspection sheet Your customer’s signature. YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  19. “The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Help us save our country’s majestic view for the next generation. Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Photo: Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

  20. Thank you. Questions? YOURMOVEGYPSYMOTHFREE.COM

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