Treatment for moth returns

County Ponders State Help Fighting ‘Spongy Moth’ Defoliation Threat Countywide, and Northside Farmer’s Market Proposal - Royal Examiner

A somewhat lengthy work session of the Warren County Board of Supervisors starting at 6 p.m., Tuesday evening July 8, was highlighted by several items with current zoning and permitting issues waiting for decisions from the county’s elected officials. Those included the proposed establishment of a permanant Farmer’s Market for county-based farmers on a portion of the McKay Springs property on the county’s north side, and permitting rules and wai…

Treatment for moth returns

After cancelling treatments earlier this spring due to funding issues, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is again planning to treat parts of Carlton and surrounding counties for spongy moth, a destructive invasive pest that threatens forest health. The MDA will use a method of mating disruption which is the aerial application of a non-toxic waxy, food-grade substance containing pheromones...