The Ministry of Forests is planning for a third year of tussock moth control, despite a successful spray program this year and a forecasted decline in the cycle of the insect. Lorraine Maclauchlan, regional entomologist for the B.C. Forest Service, said surveys of about 4,500 hectares of forest sprayed with a virus in this region show it appears to have hit the target. Areas sprayed include Heffley Lake, above Juniper Ridge, rural Barnhartvale and east to Pritchard. About 30 per cent of lands were privately owned. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District also contributed to the program. "The key point is I haven't been seeing any moths emerging or eggs being laid," Maclauchlan said. "What we've treated seems to have worked very well."