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Defoliating oak trees suffering from rise of insects
A difficult few years for oak trees in the region could be coming to an end, as higher populations of defoliating oak leafroller and oak leaftier moths may have peaked with the wetter spring conditions. An outbreak of the native oak moths was again present this spring across northern Wisconsin, although Paul Cigan, DNR forest health specialist, said the population of these moths has likely reached its peak. “I think...
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