Lymantria monacha?

[Eric or Pat Metzler]

Jaakko B Kullberg wrote:

> L[ymantria]. dispar which is
> one of the worst pests of N.A.? 

Not exactly a correct statement.  But, the manufacturers of poisons
designed to kill gypsy moths sure like this kind of thinking.  You
should witness some of the hysteria generated by news media (and
ghastly, politicians) who also promote the "worst pest" idea.  Whole
bureaucracies are based on this thinking.  We have a multibillion dollar
industry in the U.S. that is fueled by the "worst pest" notion. 
Fortunately gypsy moths are not one of the worst pests, but we keep
repeating it.

Cheers to all,

Eric
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