News
Municipal
Tree care
Oakville to remove gypsy moth egg masses from its street trees this fall to reduce populations
Pest targets mainly maple, birch, beech and oak
September 3, 2021 By InHalton
An LDD moth caterpillar. MNR photo The Town of Oakville, Ont. will be taking action this fall to save about 2,300 street trees from destruction caused by the European gypsy moth. The plan is to remove egg masses from the trees in an effort to reduce populations in 2022. The non-native pest tends to target mainly maple, birch and beech trees as well as all species of oak.
Print this page
Advertisement
Stories continue below
Related
Tags
