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Hocking, Pickaway, Vinton to get gypsy moth treatments
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[Chillicothe Gazette] - The treatments are not toxic to humans, pets, birds or fish and will use both a naturally occurring bacterium and a virus that affects the gypsy moth caterpillars. Treatments will be applied using a low-flying aircraft that will fly just above tree
Investigators say there's evidence 600-acre Pine Barrens fire intentionally set
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[Dailyrecord.com] - Staff photo by Kirk Moore WOODLAND — Gusty winds and stands of dead oak trees decimated by gypsy moth caterpillars had firefighters battling hard to keep a acre blaze from reaching rural Burlington County homes Monday.
Arson evidence found in Pine Barrens blaze
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[Cherry Hill Courier Post] - JULIO CORTEZ/Associated Press TABERNACLE — Gusty winds and stands of dead oak trees decimated by gypsy moth caterpillars had firefighters battling hard to keep a acre blaze from reaching rural Burlington County homes Monday.
Dry weather creating high risk of brush fires in Fall River area
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[Fall River Herald News] - Adding to the ideal conditions for brush fires, Silvia said, are forests full of dead oak trees as the result of a recent die-off due to gypsy moth infestations. “There's a lot of fuel in those woods,” Silvia said.
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