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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>P.s. I think that Rufin has mentioned these before – they are spreading to most of our orchard areas now...<BR>
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On 12/10/09 4:02 PM, "Yvonne Federowicz" <<a href="Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu">Yvonne_Federowicz@brown.edu</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>These moths have just arrived west of Narragansett Bay – they are in parts of eastern MA as well.<BR>
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Since they include oaks, maples, apples (!) and many other species in their feeding, it’s possible chestnuts would also be targeted.<BR>
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The caterpillars apparently devour buds. Here is more information:<BR>
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<a href="http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/defoliators/winter_moth.pdf">http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/defoliators/winter_moth.pdf</a><BR>
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