When Gypsy Moths Attack

by Kids Discover

The gypsy moth is an invasive species in North America, introduced by accident around 1868. They eat many plants but prefer hardwood trees, stripping foliage from at least a million acres of forest each year. Pesticides can control them, but the moths are still spreading. (Photo: Alex Svirid)

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