The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a multi-faceted Agency with a broad mission area that includes protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, regulating genetically engineered organisms, administering the Animal Welfare Act and carrying out wildlife damage management activities. These efforts support the overall mission of USDA, which is to protect and promote food, agriculture, natural resources and related issues.

To protect agricultural health, APHIS is on the job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week working to defend America’s animal and plant resources from agricultural pests and diseases. In the event that a pest or disease of concern is detected, APHIS implements emergency protocols and partners with affected States to quickly manage or eradicate the outbreak. This aggressive approach has enabled APHIS to successfully prevent and respond to potential pest and disease threats to U.S. agriculture.

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2652095	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	pheromone traps being checked to see if any moths are inside-most traps checked 3 times during moth flight period lasting from June to end of August
2652081	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	male (brown on bottom) and female (white)Asian shown for comparison
2652083	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	pinned specimens of Asian gypsy moth males - Note variety in size and coloration.
2652073	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Male Asian gyspy moth-visually identical in appearance to regular gyspy moth-need DNA analysis to distinguish strains.
2652077	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	top view of adult Asian female gypsy moth - longer and stronger wings allow for flight-female North American/European gyspy moth is flightless.
2652068	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Asian caterpillar on leaf.
2652069	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Asian caterpillar on leaf.
2652070	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Asian caterpillar on branch
2652071	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Asian gypsy moth caterpillar on branch
2652072	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Asian gypsy moth caterpillars. While very similar to regular gypsy moth in appearance-the Asian gypsy moth does have more variety of color along back-may be black,grey,or yellow; regular gypsy moth usually always gray; red and blue dot pattern same for both strains
2652093	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	part of eradication project included an extensve delimiting survey to check for presence of Asian gyspy moth in Oregon and Washington-high risk boat- and waterways were trapped at a rate of 16 traps per square mile
2652085	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	comparison of pinned specimen- adult Asian female (left) and adult female gypsy (right)-note large wings on Asian gyspy moth allow for flight-European female cannot fly. Asian gypsy moth bigger risk because of increased ability to spread after introduction.
2652086	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	pinned specimen of adult Asian female
2652079	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	male(left) and female (right) Asian gypsy moths - shown for comparison
2652082	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	pinned specimens of Asian gypsy moth males- Note variety in size and coloration.
2652084	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	pinned specimen, adult Asian gypsy moth male
2652074	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	closeup frontal view of adult female Asian gypsy moth. Antennae of female is much different than that of the male.
2652076	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	top view of adult Asian female gypsy moth - longer and stronger wings allow for flight-female of European/North American gyspy moth is flightless.
2652078	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	top view of adult Asian female - longer and stronger wings allow for flight-female of North American/European gyspy moth is flightless. In addition to flight, Asian gypsy moth have broader host range than gyspy moth. Asian gyspy moth will feed on conifers while gyspy moth won't. Note that only caterpillar stage of either strains feed, adult moths are short-lived and do not feed. The adults only mate, lay eggs and then die.
2652088	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Port of Tacoma, Washington, where Asian gypsy moth were detected in 1991-resulting in 3 yrs. eradicaion project costing about $20 million US
2652019	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	male
2652020	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	male (left) female (right)
2652021	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	female laying an egg mass
2652022	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	multiple, late instar caterpillars note shiny, dark pupal case near center, bottom of picture
2651004	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	careful coordination is needed to insure safe and accurate pesticide applications-everyone needs to know what others are doing
2652030	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	late instar larvae (caterpillars) feeding on oak leaves in forest - note feeding damage - in outbreak situations forests can be defoliated
2652031	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	scene of defoliated forest taken in springtime
2652033	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	egg mass on tarp-moths often hide their eggs in hard to find places, anything left outside is accessible to female for egg laying; all outdoor household items should be inspected prior to movement
2652034	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	egg mass and female on outdoor grill-during outdoor household article inspection scrape egg masses into container of hot water, household bleach, ammonia or kerosene
2652023	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	up close and personal with three late instar gypsy moth caterpillars on leaves (head on shot - note red dots on back and hair along body)
2652024	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	late instar gypsy moth caterpillar on leaf (note body hairs and rows of red and blue dot pairs on back)
2652025	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	late instar with body hairs and rows of red and blue dot pairs on back
2652026	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	dead moth larva on left, pupal case on right and moth emerges 10-14 days later
2652027	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	dead moth larva on right and pupal case on left
2652028	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	close up side view of adult male- note large feather-like antennae- used to locate female by detecting pheromone released by female
2651010	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	spray helicopter viewed from ground
2651011	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	spray helicopter flying over urban area-note second helicopter flying in formation in background
2652035	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	female moth and egg mass on outdoor toy: Be sure to check items that are stored in areas accessible to moths including garages, storage shed, and under porches or tarps
2652036	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	inspecting outdoor household articles (OHA's. When inspecting for moths check inside tubular articles like lawn furniture, ladders, toys and swing sets, probe the tubes or flush them with hot water or another killing agent
2652037	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Removing egg mass from trailer hitch. Many items can be easily freed of gyspy moth life stages. Others, like the inside of vechile wheels could be very difficult to properly inspect.
2652038	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Aerial treatment operations- fixing wing aircraft applying pesticide over forest
2652039	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Aerial treatment operations-Kytons (helium filled mini-blimps) are used to mark spray boundaries and sensitive sites for aircraft applying pesticides.
2652040	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Ground treatment operations- truck mounted mist blower treating trees. This powerful spray can reach up into crowns of 50 ft. trees
2652041	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Installation of gypsy moth delta trap. Traps are used to detect isolated populations of gypsy moth. They are deployed on systematic grid of 1 trap/4 sq. miles once detected. The size of population is determined by more extensive grid (16 traps/mile). The traps are baited with female pheremone which attracts male moth. The sticky surfaces inside the trap catches moths.
2652044	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Caterpillar feeding - Note hairs and rows of red and blue dot pairs.
2651008	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	loading spray helicopter with fuel and pesticide between flights - spraying usually starts at dawn and continues as long as weather permits each day
2651005	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	maps indicating spray blocks are used by pilots of observation and spray helicopters- help coordinate pesticide applications
2651002	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Forest Service personnel used to support spray operations-communicate via radio with spray pilots about weather conditions and other needs
2651003	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	in addition to observation and direction provided from ground personnel, other support comes from observers riding in helicopters above spray helicopters
2651009	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	spray helicopter preparing loading zone to begin spraying-usually several helicopters fly in formation to apply wide, even swaths of chemical
2652051	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Caterpillar on leaf with feeding damage.
2652058	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	helicopter spraying pesticide over wooded area
2652059	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	aerial spray operations - helicopter spraying pesticide over mountainous area
2652047	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Otis Lab operates a mass rearing facility for scientific research.
2652048	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	mass rearing operation- container of late instar larval being raised on artificial diet in a climate controlled environmental chamber
2652052	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	detection trapping program- public information-education important part of program-two trappers are explaining function and use of trap to homeowner prior to placement
2652042	gypsy moth	Lymantria dispar	Biocontol for gypsy moth - parastic wasp laying eggs on gyspy moth pupal case. Eggs will hatch into wasp larvae which will feed and kill host.
0021069	blunt knapweed flower weevil	Larinus obtusus	on Knapweed flower
0022006	broad-nosed knapweed seedhead weevil	Bangasternus fausti	on knapweed
0021070	knapweed peacock fly	Chaetorellia acrolophi	on Knapweed flower