Several sites in northeastern Illinois including Waterfall Glen, Des Plaines Riverway, Hidden Lake and Wood Ridge forest preserves will be sprayed with fake pheromones to confuse spongy moth males and disrupt mating.
Several sites in northeastern Illinois including Waterfall Glen, Des Plaines Riverway, Hidden Lake and Wood Ridge forest preserves will be sprayed with fake pheromones to confuse spongy moth males and disrupt mating.
The gypsy moth has been going by its mouthful of a scientific name Lymantria dispar since July, when scientists scrapped the insect’s derogatory common name and began weighing alternatives.
The gypsy moth has been going by its mouthful of a scientific name Lymantria dispar since July, when scientists scrapped the insect’s derogatory common name and began weighing alternatives.
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