How to Use gypsy moth in a Sentence

gypsy moth

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• The woods around me are almost all tulip poplar since the gypsy moths wiped out the oaks years ago.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
• The gypsy moth is the adult stage of one of the caterpillar species that threaten tree canopies.
  — New York Times, 11 May 2018
• You’re right up there now with the big guys, with gypsy moths and Japanese beetles.
  — Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2011
• Washington has sprayed for gypsy moths for most years since 1979.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2019
• Three hybrid Asian gypsy moths were caught in Boulevard Bluffs.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2019
• There is a national policy in place to prevent the movement of gypsy moth.
  — Marc McAndrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020
• Efforts to eradicate the invasive species proved fruitless: the gypsy moth remains a scourge to this day.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2018
• The gypsy moth is a non-native, invasive species that feeds on the leaves of more than 300 different trees and shrubs and can permanently damage or kill them.
  — USA TODAY, 12 June 2019
• On the bright side, gypsy moths, which can cause widespread defoliation of trees, and box elder bugs, which like to crawl into homes in the fall to find a winter shelter, are in bad shape.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2019
• Like locusts or the European gypsy moth, spotted lanternfly is a genuine threat.
  — Marc McAndrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2020
• But that's impossible since gypsy moth caterpillars wiped his trees and bushes clean this year.
  — Keely Aouga and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN, 4 July 2021
• Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth.
  — Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
• Rainy weather can sicken gypsy moths and box elder bugs, making them more vulnerable to disease.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2019
• As if 2020 needed to become more like a Hollywood disaster film, giant Asian gypsy moths are now something to possibly be worried about.
  — Fox News, 14 May 2020
• An infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars can have a ripple effect, Petrice said.
  — Keely Aouga and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN, 4 July 2021
• Vermont is experiencing its worst outbreak of leaf-munching gypsy moth caterpillars since 1991, according to state foresters.
  — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021
• Illinois Springfield: State officials’ plan to combat infestations of the gypsy moth will be the focus of several upcoming meetings in northern Illinois.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2020
• And giant gypsy moths were recently spotted in Washington state as Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation.
  — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 13 May 2020
• In a letter to the governor, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities warned that recent plagues of gypsy moths and emerald ash borers are killing trees at a phenomenal rate and causing serious local public safety and fiscal problems.
  — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Although gypsy moth caterpillars are damaging, otherwise healthy trees can often survive a few years of successive defoliation.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024