"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:20:45 GMT, "Mike Harris"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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Bacillus thurgiensis applied to the tree in spring when the worms are
out. They do not kill the tree. When they leave worm stage into
their cocoon new leaves grow. It's not quite serious, it's nature.

Jangchub,

That is exactly wrong.

The gypsy moth is an imported pest with no natural enemies to keep it in
check here. Larvae have been known to kill trees through defoliation.

While your advice for using BT is accurate as it goes, the OP needs to
elicit professional help. In fact, if he *knows* that he has an
infestation
of gypsy moths and does not report it to State and/or Federal authorities,
he may be in violation of Federal law and subject to arrest and
prosecution.

Report it to authorities? Shhhhh, I've seen the gypsy moths and I in
trouble now? Where did you read about prosecution for not reporting
it?

Executive Order 13112 and 18 USC Sec 42 both imply possibility of criminal
penalties. While I doubt that the Feds would be that draconian towards the
OP, it is at least a theoretical possibility.

Whether you take it seriously or not - and apparently you don't - the USDA
and the Texas Dept of Agriculture do.
--
Mike Harris
Austin, TX