Gypsy Moth Infestation! Please Check your trees!!
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:55 pm
Hi Everyone,
Last year one of our neighbors had gypsy moths in their oak tree. They contacted the City of Lakewood. And they came and spayed the tree. The owners believe that the City of Lakewood sprayed too late because as of today, my whole street is infested with gypsy moth caterpillars.
One reason for my concern is that the gypsy moths can kill a tree in just 2 years. They can take all the leaves off of your trees before you know it. And then when they are done with your trees they will go for your bushes.
My two front oak tree are infested. I have photographed the caterpillars for you to examine your trees. The caterpillars live in the ground all day and come out at night and climb up your tree and eat your leaves. On a cloudy day like this morning they will on the tree trunks and even on the side walk.
Look for leaves that been chewed on under your tree. Look for little brown dots on your sidewalk that you usually see in the fall not the summer (see my photo blog). We believe that this is the Caterpillar feces.
I need your help! We have contacted the City of Lakewood and our Council representatives. We really need a plan to attack this problem while it is in the Caterpillar stage. It will become worse if it is allowed to become a moth and have eggs. If you don't have it now you will have!!
There is a State program that will help us..but we need to have a certain percentage of the city infested. Please check your trees. If you have any indication that you have infested trees, please respond on this website so we can have the proper City of Lakewood department inspect your trees and maybe our City officials will nip this infestation in the bud.
One of our Moses Cleveland trees is now infested. This does not bode well for the City of Trees. We need to do something now. Please look at your tree!
For more information see my blog:http://lakewoodobserver.com/members/main.php?which=preview_pg&pg_id=754
Rhonda Loje
Last year one of our neighbors had gypsy moths in their oak tree. They contacted the City of Lakewood. And they came and spayed the tree. The owners believe that the City of Lakewood sprayed too late because as of today, my whole street is infested with gypsy moth caterpillars.
One reason for my concern is that the gypsy moths can kill a tree in just 2 years. They can take all the leaves off of your trees before you know it. And then when they are done with your trees they will go for your bushes.
My two front oak tree are infested. I have photographed the caterpillars for you to examine your trees. The caterpillars live in the ground all day and come out at night and climb up your tree and eat your leaves. On a cloudy day like this morning they will on the tree trunks and even on the side walk.
Look for leaves that been chewed on under your tree. Look for little brown dots on your sidewalk that you usually see in the fall not the summer (see my photo blog). We believe that this is the Caterpillar feces.
I need your help! We have contacted the City of Lakewood and our Council representatives. We really need a plan to attack this problem while it is in the Caterpillar stage. It will become worse if it is allowed to become a moth and have eggs. If you don't have it now you will have!!
There is a State program that will help us..but we need to have a certain percentage of the city infested. Please check your trees. If you have any indication that you have infested trees, please respond on this website so we can have the proper City of Lakewood department inspect your trees and maybe our City officials will nip this infestation in the bud.
One of our Moses Cleveland trees is now infested. This does not bode well for the City of Trees. We need to do something now. Please look at your tree!
For more information see my blog:http://lakewoodobserver.com/members/main.php?which=preview_pg&pg_id=754
Rhonda Loje