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GYPSY MOTH FIGHT
THE PLANES WILL BE FLYING TO KEEP TREES FROM DYING…
THE WISCONSIN AG DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING TO SPRAY CHEMICALS IN 20 COUNTIES THIS YEAR, TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF THE GYPSY MOTH. THOSE TREATMENTS MAY KILL CATERPILLARS, OR ELSE KEEP THEM FROM MATING. AN AG DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN SAYS MUCH OF THE LA CROSSE AREA WILL BE TREATED. THE CHEMICALS BEING SPRAYED SHOULD NOT HARM PEOPLE OR PLANTS…BUNOISE FROM THE PLANES COULD DISTURB PETS.
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