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gypsy moth

1. A European moth (Lymantria dispar) having hairy caterpillars that feed on foliage and are destructive to trees and shrubs. It was introduced into the United States in the late 1800s.

2. Informal A moderate Republican representing a northeast or midwestern urban area in the U.S. House of Representatives.

gypsy moth

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a variant spelling of gipsy moth

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gypsy moth - European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees

gipsy moth, Lymantria dispar

lymantriid, tussock moth - dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees

genus Lymantria, Lymantria - type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')

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disparlure genus Lymantria gipsy moth Gypsy Lymantria Lymantria dispar lymantriid tussock moth			In 2005, USDA APHIS PPQ officers continued the Indiana Asian Gypsy Moth survey program. A synopsis of insect activity in Indiana during 2005 by Gibb, Timothy J.; Pierce, Christopher M.F.; Waltz, Robert D. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science The Asian Long Horn Beetle is just one of a new wave of invading pests and diseases with names like the Asian gypsy moth and the pine bark beetle and the Mexican canker, brought to American shores in increasing numbers as the result of increased -- and increasingly unregulated -- foreign trade. Invasion of the maple snatchers by Ridgeway, James; St. Clair, Jeffrey / Earth Island Journal Their cousins -- the Asian gypsy moth -- traveled as stowaways on boats from Russia to the West Coast in 1991 and from Germany to North Carolina in 1993. Squelching gypsy moths: what's hot and what's not in the arsenal ... by Adler, Tina / Science News			ashplant Ashqelon ashram ashtanga Ashtaroth Ashton Ashton-under-Lyne Ashtoreth ashtray Ashur Ashurbanipal Ashweed ashy Ashy pale ASI Asia Asia Minor Asiago Asian Asian American Asian black grouse Asian coral snake Asian country Asian crocodile Asian flu Asian gypsy moth Asian horseshoe crab Asian influenza Asian longhorned beetle Asian nation Asian pear Asian Russia Asian seabass Asian semi-longhair Asian shamanism Asian shorthair Asian tiger mosquito Asian wild ox Asian-American Asianization Asiarch Asiatic Asiatic beetle Asiatic black bear Asiatic buffalo Asiatic cholera Asiatic cockroach Asiatic flu Asiatic flying squirrel Asiatic shrew mole Asiatic sweetleaf			Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility Asian Freight and Supply Chain Award Asian Fund for Cancer Research Asian Futures Asian Game Developers Summit Asian Game Shark Code Centre Asian Games Asian Games News Service Asian Gaming Journalist Association Asian Gaming Journalists Association Asian giant hornet Asian Girls White Guys Asian glow Asian Glow Reaction Asian Glow Response Asian Glow Syndrome Asian Goddess Asian Golf Course Owners Association Asian Government Leaders Forum Asian Graduate Student Association Asian Grain Legume Network Asian Greek Council Asian Green Electronics Asian Gynecologic Oncology Group Asian gypsy moth Asian Harm Reduction Network Asian Harmonization Working Party Asian Health Coalition of Illinois Asian Health Outreach Foundation Asian Health Professions Organization Asian Health Services Asian Heart Institute and Research Center Asian Heritage Society Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba Asian Heritage Street Celebration Asian Hi Tec Homes Asian Highway Network Asian Himalayas International Conference on Internet Asian Homeopathic Medical League Asian horseshoe crab Asian Hotel Owners Association Asian Human Rights Commission Asian Hun Empire Asian Immigrant Women Advocates Asian Indian Asian Indian Asian Indian American Business Group Asian Indian Christian Church of Pittsburgh Asian Indian Donor Marrow Registry Asian Indians of Hampton Roads

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gypsy moth (redirected from Asian gypsy moth)

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