Gypsy Moth Monitoring at Isle Royale National Park, 2000
Isle Royale National Park and Egan A. 2000. Gypsy Moth Monitoring at Isle Royale National Park, 2000. Isle Royale National Park. Houghton, MI
The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) is an exotic species in North America that has spread across much of northeastern United States. Michigan's lower penisula is considered completely infested, while the Upper Peninsula is slowly becoming infested as well. In 1997, Houghton and Keweenaw counties recorded no gypsy moths, but surrounding counties were already occuied by low numbers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, with cooperation from other state and federal agencies, including the National Park Service, has initiated Federal regulations and a nationwide integrated pest management approach to managing the gypsy moth. Isle Royale is cooperating with these nationwide efforts. The gypsy moth traps contain a pheromone designed to attract male gypsy moths. The traps are placed in high visitor-use areas. Specific trap locations are specified on trapping forms. In 2000, an individual male gypsy moth was captured and was positively identified by USDA and NPS personnel.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Isle Royale National Park; Egan, Alexander
- Date of Issue
- 2000
- Publisher
- Isle Royale National Park
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- Exotic Species, Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar), Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, Monitoring, USDA Forest Service