ment and waterfront industry

Asian gypsy moths carried
aboard Soviet ships have now
beens added to the initial threat
posed to North Shore forests and
forest-nroducts industries by the
buropean strain of othe maths
brought to the West: Cougs:
eustern Candda or thie
United States

And the search
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destructive mferinasieniad

local forests, waterfront industries a

THE GYPSY moth menace to the North Shore environ- caterpillars were found aboard the don’t consider that a risk becuuse
is multiplying. sessels during <j

By Fred McCague when
and Timothy Renshaw aPOdie

expanded in Norns

outer Cis and District hollows

Aters.

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NEWS photo Cindy Goodms

A COUPLE enjoy their surroundings while out for an evening stroll along
Ambleside Beach. As we move into June, more people are taking advantage of
the longer days and warmer weather for outdoor activities.

Gypsy moths an increasing threat tO sacuchewan Wear Poot” in teighters ot Constance Hank near

December, and at United Grain Victoria. Any ships with eggs,
Growers on the Vancouver side of caterpillars or adult) moths will
the port in early April. similarly be ordered back out to
sea.

Agcdculture Canada. said We Through the winter months,
Agriculture Canada discovered
ial inspections they could not hatch in the cold gypsy moth eges aboard 13° Rus-
in English Bay. weather. * sian freighters, all in the port for
——— Both ships becume infested But as of April tS. Agriculture grain and most calling at North
sseoomaths dad gee Canada imposed a special inspes- Shore clevaters.

te ships last summer dur. tien provram, which inclided adl- The Asian gypsy moth fas
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