Harry Libby (the Middleton City Forester) called me today to tell me a few things:
(1) Now is about the time (Sep-Oct) to begin spraying any egg masses that we see (on our trees, houses, lawn furniture, etc) with “horticultural oil” – Bruce Company does have this oil in stock (it costs about $20 per quart, and you mix it 1:1 with water).
(2) He is working on the grant application that would give the City the money to perform aerial spraying in April, once the new gypsy moth caterpillars begin to emerge.
(3) He thinks the City can pay for 1 or 2 pump-up sprayers and some of the oil — so if we in the Sak’s Woods Neighborhood want to form some weekend “Amish egg mass genocide parties”, we could borrow these city resources to go to the homes of those (the elderly in particular) who might need some help with the egg mass treating activities.
One other item that he brought up is that he needs to know how far beyond the fringes of Sak’s Woods the egg masses may have spread: West of Mayflower? North of Columbus into Pheasant Branch Creek? East of Sauk Trail School? South of University Ave? I guess this will help them in planning the aerial spraying activities next Spring. So if we hear from any friends/neighbors in those areas adjacent to Sak’s Woods about egg mass sightings in those fringe areas, he’d like to hear about them. His phone number is 831-7479.
Help spread the word among your Sak’s Woods neighbors!
