Invasive species makes their way to 52 counties in Wisconsin
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EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Of Wisconsin s 72 counties, 52 are under quarantine of an invasive pest, and Eau Claire County is one of them.
From 2019 to 2020, Eau Claire County saw an uptick of over 50% of lymantria dispar dispar, commonly known as the gypsy moth.
Now, due to the dry spell that we just had this spring, officials are warning of a record increase in the invasive species - which could lead them to eating their way through forests. The Eau Claire area is actually kind of right on the border of where gypsy moth is and isn t on. So the eastern part of Eau Claire County, we would sort of consider generally infested, but the western part of the county, we would sort of consider not infested, said Christopher Foelker, the DATCP Invasive Moth Program manager.