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Wash. State Ag Officials Considering Options After Biggest Catch of Gypsy Moths In 22 Years


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Gypsy moths are back in Washington State – with a vengeance. Officials at the Washington State Department of Agriculture say they’re evaluating options after the agency’s annual trapping program caught 117 of the invasive species this summer – the highest number in more than 20 years. It’s normal for Agriculture technicians to find one or two gypsy moths in those triangular cardboard traps you sometimes see on trees. “But one day we started having catches of like, eight, six, 14 in a trap, all
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EnvironmentBy KNKX Public Radio