Seen here in its caterpillar form, the Asian gypsy moth is a destructive invasive species recently found in Vancouver and Portland. Spraying for the moths starts Saturday around the Port of Vancouver. (Tom Coleman/U.S. Forest Service)Photo Gallery
The Port of Vancouver and parts of the Fruit Valley neighborhood will be sprayed on Sunday to keep what is arguably the most loathed invasive insect in the United States from gaining a foothold in the Pacific Northwest.
Contractors working for the Oregon Department of Agriculture will spray insecticide in a 1-mile radius near the Port of Vancouver, where the city’s one Asian gypsy moth was found.
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