Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: La Crosse County added to Wisconsin spongy moth quarantine 

MADISON, Wis. – Trapping data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) indicates that the spongy moth, an invasive insect from Europe that feeds on the leaves of more than 300 tree species, is now established in La Crosse County. As a result, this county has been placed under state and federal spongy moth quarantine, joining most of eastern and ce...