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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture
caught more than twice the number of gypsy moths this year over
last year, nearly all in the northeastern part of the state.


      While efforts to eradicate gypsy months in Twin Cities area seem
to have succeeded, officials say several years of spraying
apparently failed to keep the moth from taking hold in northeastern
Minnesota. Their traps caught nearly 28,000 of the destructive
pests this year.


      Gypsy moth caterpillars can defoliate large sections of forest.


      MDA Plant Protection Division Director Geir Friisoe says the
reason for the increase remains unclear. He says it could be a
combination of natural spread and people accidentally moving
infested materials.


      Nearly all the moths were caught in St. Louis, Lake and Cook
counties.

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Spraying begins against gypsy moth in nothern Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture
caught more than twice the number of gypsy moths this year over
last year.

Minn. gypsy moth capture rose in 2009

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