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County to map affected acres and apply for federal spongy moth suppression funds
Summary
Virginia Cooperative Extension told the board that aerial defoliation mapping shows roughly 11,000 acres defoliated in Frederick County; staff estimated county administrative costs and recommended mapping/ground-truthing and applying for federal funds that may cover up to 50% of aerial treatment costs. The board authorized staff to proceed.
Mark Sutman of Virginia Cooperative Extension updated the Frederick County Board of Supervisors on the spongy moth (formerly “gypsy moth”) situation and potential suppression options.
Sutman described life-cycle observations and regional aerial-defoliation mapping produced by the Virginia Department of Forestry, noting approximately 85,000 acres defoliated across the Northern Shenandoah Valley and…
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