Gypsy Moth Treatments To Continue At Pierceton Cemetery
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
PIERCETON - Treatment of the pesky gypsy moth in the Hillcrest Cemetery will continue this year, the third year in a row, according to a press release sent to the town council recently.
Monday, members pointed out that a public information meeting will be held by Indiana Department of Natural Resources personnel regarding the infestation at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Last year it was believed the moths hadn't spread out of the cemetery but migrated from the two large oak trees to other hardwoods on cemetery grounds.
This year's treatment maps show a 60-acre area spiking to the northeast, to East Ryerson Road and north to South First Street, and just south of the cemetery where CR 700E and Ind. 13 meet.
Plans are to treat the ground in Hillcrest, south of Pierceton off Ind. 13, with Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki), for the second consecutive year. Considered an extreme measure, the application kills all caterpillars, even the beneficial species.
The public meeting is Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., in the community building. DNR representatives will make a presentation and answer questions.
For more information, contact Gayle Jansen, Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 402 W. Washington St., Room W290, Indianapolis IN 46204, 317-232-4120, or via e-mail at: [email protected] [[In-content Ad]]
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PIERCETON - Treatment of the pesky gypsy moth in the Hillcrest Cemetery will continue this year, the third year in a row, according to a press release sent to the town council recently.
Monday, members pointed out that a public information meeting will be held by Indiana Department of Natural Resources personnel regarding the infestation at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Last year it was believed the moths hadn't spread out of the cemetery but migrated from the two large oak trees to other hardwoods on cemetery grounds.
This year's treatment maps show a 60-acre area spiking to the northeast, to East Ryerson Road and north to South First Street, and just south of the cemetery where CR 700E and Ind. 13 meet.
Plans are to treat the ground in Hillcrest, south of Pierceton off Ind. 13, with Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki), for the second consecutive year. Considered an extreme measure, the application kills all caterpillars, even the beneficial species.
The public meeting is Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., in the community building. DNR representatives will make a presentation and answer questions.
For more information, contact Gayle Jansen, Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 402 W. Washington St., Room W290, Indianapolis IN 46204, 317-232-4120, or via e-mail at: [email protected] [[In-content Ad]]