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Quarantine: What does it mean?

Gypsy moth larva
Credit: Andrea Diss

When an area is quarantined, products that can carry gypsy moths must be inspected and found clean before they can be shipped to areas that are free of gypsy moth. Products that must be inspected include:

  • nursery plants and trees
  • unprocessed logs
  • outdoor furniture
  • Christmas trees

If moving materials WITHIN Wisconsin, contact the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

If moving products from quarantined counties within Wisconsin to unquarantined states or to other countries, contact the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

The following brochures, available from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, contain detailed information. Contact Bob Dahl, 608-224-4571 for copies.

  • Gypsy Moth Quarantine—What Does it Mean for You?
  • Going Camping? Don't Let Gypsy Moth Hitch a Ride!
  • Saw Logs, Pulp Sticks and the Gypsy Moth Quarantine: Shipping and Receiving from Wisconsin's Quarantine Counties (for loggers and saw mill operators)
  • Don't Move Gypsy Moth (for moving companies and people relocating obtain copies from JoAnn Cruse, USDA, at 608-264-5112 or JoAnn.M.Cruse@usda.gov.

 

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