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- Species - Spongy Moth - Lymantria dispar
Spongy Moth - Lymantria dispar
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AGMTWG (Asian Gypsy Moth Technical Working Group). 2015. Report of the Technical Working Group for the response to Asian gypsy moth captures Washington-Oregon 2015. Teleconference panel consisting of Ring Cardé, Gericke Cook, Lee Humble, Dave Lance, Donna Leonard, Sandy Liebhold, Vic Mastro, Steve Munson and Patrick Tobin.- Elkinton, J.S. and A.M. Liebhold. 1990. Population dynamics of gypsy moth in North America. Annual Review of Entomology 35:571-596.
- Gansner, D.A. and O.W. Herrick. 1985. Host preferences of gypsy moth on a new frontier of infestation. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Newtown Square, PA. Research Note NE-330. 3 p.
- Kauffman, B.W., W.K. Clatterbuck, A.M. Liebhold, and D.R. Coyle. 2017. Gypsy moth in the southeastern U.S.: biology, ecology, and forest management strategies. Athens, GA: Southern Regional Extension Forestry SREF-FH-008. 10 p.
- Savotikov, I.F., A.I. Smetnik, and A.D. Orlinskii. 1995. Situation of the Asian form of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) in Russia and in the world. European Plant Protection Organization Bulletin 25(4):617-622.
- Solter, L.F. and A.E. Hajek. 2009. Control of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, in North America since 1878. pp. 181-212 In: A.E. Hajek, T.R. Glare, and M. O'Callaghan (eds). Use of microbes for control and eradication of invasive arthropods. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 366 p.
- Tobin, P.C., A.M. Liebhold, and E.A. Roberts. 2007. Comparison of methods for estimating the spread of a non-indigenous species. Journal of Biogeography 34:305-312.
- Tobin, P.C., B.B. Bai, D.A. Eggen, and D.S. Leonard. 2012. The ecology, geopolitics, and economics of managing Lymantria dispar in the United States. International Journal of Pest Management 58(3):195-210.
- USDA APHIS. 2014. USDA APHIS PPQ Asian Gypsy Moth Survey and Response Guidelines. D. Kaplan, S. Pfister, B. Rabaglia, H. Rogg, R. Leavitt, D. Kenny, and J. Marra (reviewers). Riverdale, MD: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine. 35 p.
- USDA APHIS. 2017. European Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) North America quarantine. Bopp, D., Geographer, USDA/APHIS/PPQ. 1 p.
- USDA, Doane, C.C. and M.L. McManus (eds). 1981. The gypsy moth: research toward integrated pest management. Washington D.C.: USDA Forest Service. 757 p.
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Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Shropshire, K.J. and D.W. Tallamy. 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. Zookeys.1261:101-113.
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