European Gypsy Moth

Scientific name: Lymantria dispar Linnaeus

Common names: Gypsy moth, European gypsy moth

Native To: Europe (Liebhold 2003)

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1869 (Smithsonian 1999)

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Video: Gypsy Moths Decimate Forests (CBS News) (or click Play button below)

Means of Introduction: Imported for silk production (Smithsonian 1999)

Impact: Defoliates trees (Smithsonian 1999)

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• Northeast U.S. (Map)
• Pest Tracker
  USDA. APHIS. Hungry Pests.
  Select pest to see states under Federal Quarantine or at high risk for that pest.

Quarantine:

• Domestic Quarantine Notices (scroll to view Gypsy Moth)
• Gypsy Moth Quarantine List (PDF | 26 KB)
• Gypsy Moth Quarantined Areas Map (PDF | 1.8 MB)

Management Plans: Animals / Gypsy Moth

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

European Gypsy Moth
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Photographs; Distribution; Special Note: Links to other sites

European Gypsy Moth
USDA. APHIS. Hungry Pests.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Gypsy Moth - Integrated Pest Management Manual
DOI. National Park Service.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Notes: Response to Environmental Factors; Monitoring and Thresholds for Gypsy Moths and excellent references section

Gypsy Moths - BugInfo Information Sheets
Smithsonian Institution.
Taxonomy; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Gypsy Moth Research - TEKTRAN database
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Research

Lymantria dispar Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Gypsy Moth
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Gypsy Moth Program Manual (May 2008-Second Edition; PDF | 2.5 MB)

Gypsy Moth, Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 162 and Pest Alert: Gypsy Moth
USDA. Forest Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Foundation
USDA. Forest Service and APHIS.
Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Survey maps and Slow The Spread Factsheet (PDF | 131 KB)

Research Work Unit NE-4557: Disturbance Ecology and Management of Oak-Dominated Forests
USDA. FS. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Natural Enemies, Map of Distribution of Susceptible Forests in the U.S., and An Atlas of Historical Gypsy Moth Defoliation & Quarantined Areas in the U.S.

Gypsy Moth Digest
USDA. FS. State and Private Forestry.
Distribution; Dispersion; Special Note: Extensive statistical data on defoliation, eradication, suppression, and costs; Defoliation, Infestation, and Regulated/Transition Area maps

Lymantria dispar - Taxonomy Browser
DHHS. NLM. National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Taxonomy; Special Note: Nucleotide and Protein Sequences

2010 Arkansas Gypsy Moth Report
Arkansas State Plant Board.
Distribution; Controls

Gypsy Moth Pest Profile
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Pest Detection/Emergency Projects Branch.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Impacts; Distribution

Gypsy Moth
Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Gypsy Moth
Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Entomology and Plant Pathology.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Gypsy Moth
Michigan Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Gypsy Moth Unit
Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Gypsy Moths
Missouri Department of Conservation.
Introduction History; Impacts; Monitoring

Gypsy Moth Program
North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Plant Industry Division. Plant Protection Section. Entomological Services.
Controls

Gypsy Moth
Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Status of the Gypsy Moth in Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Forestry.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Gypsy Moth Detection and Eradication Program in Oregon
Oregon Department of Agriculture. Insect Pest Prevention and Management.
Controls

Gypsy Moth
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Forestry.
Identification/Description; Impacts

Gypsy Moth Suppression
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant and Pest Services.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Gypsy Moth
West Virginia Division of Forestry.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Gypsy Moth
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

Gypsy Moth
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Forest Health Protection.
Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution

Gypsy Moth in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Alien Profile: Gypsy Moth - EEK! Environmental Education for Kids
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Gypsy Moth Northeastern Illinois Reporting Site
University of Illinois. Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Gypsy Moth in Indiana
Purdue University. Entomology. Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects

European Gypsy Moth
University of Kentucky. Entomology.
Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

European Gypsy Moth - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Gypsy Moth in Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Gypsy Moth Slide Carousel (of all life stages), International Gypsy Moth Contact List, and Feeding Preferences of Gypsy Moth Caterpillars

Gypsy Moth Classroom Activities
University of Wisconsin - River Falls. Agricultural Education Department.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Legal Aspects; Special Note: Teacher and Student Guidelines and a Gypsy Moth PowerPoint Presentation

Gypsy Moth - Forest Pest Leaflet
Canadian Forest Service. Pacific Forestry Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Gypsy Moth in British Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Forests (Canada).
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Lymantria dispar (insect) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Lymantria dispar
Discover Life.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Gypsy Moth
Invasive.org.
Photographs; Special Note: Resources

Citations

Liebhold, S. 2003. U.S. Forest Service. Gypsy Moth Around the World.

Smithsonian Institution. Department of Systematic Biology, Entomology Section, National Museum of Natural History. 1999. BugInfo: Gypsy Moth. Information Sheet 36.