Acres Defoliated by Gypsy Moth
Figure 14.
The number of acres defoliated by gypsy
moth caterpillars from 1983 to 1995. Typically, gypsy
moth populations increase for several years, decline
sharply, then slowly increase again.
![[Number of acres defoliated by gypsy moths.]](/forests/healthreport/art/mothg2.jpg)