NJDA LDD (Gypsy Moth) Information

As this was a bad year, in many locations in town that were not identified as sections that got sprayed, here's some info:

 **Gypsy Moth Suppression**

If you think you are having an infestation of gypsy moth, please visit the NJ Department of Agriculture’s Gypsy Moth Suppression website at https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/gypsymoth.html for more information.

Information is available including an Gypsy Moth Suppression Q and A section as well as information specifically for homeowners.  The Suppression Program is not operated on a local level but through the State Department of Agriculture, conducting aerial defoliation and ground egg mass surveys.

As reported on the State webpage:

Q:    What can a homeowner do to be included in the Department’s Cooperative Gypsy Moth Suppression Program?

 A:    Since there are certain legal and fiscal requirements for participation in the aerial spray program, the Department can only work with local municipal governments.   However, when a municipality requests an egg mass survey, we send Department inspectors to the municipal building to pick up a map and request locations of complaints of gypsy moth damage.  The homeowner can play an active role in this process by requesting that your municipal officials ask the Department for a gypsy moth egg mass survey and filing a written complaint about the location of these gypsy moth infestations with your   municipality by early September. Follow up this letter with another request in late December to determine if your area was indeed included in a spray block and if your municipality is participating in the cooperative program. 

 May 18th, 2024 is Armed Forces Day! 

Images courtesy of https://x.com/usairforce

     Today's celebration stems from the unification of the Armed Forces                     under one department - the Dept. of Defense.

Armed Forces Day is celebrated as a day to pay tribute and honor those currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Thank you to the men and women who proudly serve.

New tick reported since 2017 in NY, NJ and PA

is spreading

Info and image excerpted from 

  https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/ProgramIntegration/Vector-Management/Ticks/Pages/Asian-Longhorned-Tick.aspx#

"Prior to 2017, Asian Longhorned ticks were exclusive to the eastern hemisphere (China, Japan, USSR, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand).      Recent projections indicate that this tick has the potential to inhabit most of the eastern United States."

"Up to 3,000 eggs can be laid from one adult female Asian Longhorned tick. It is common to find hundreds of ticks on one animal. They have been collected from pets, livestock, wildlife, and humans."

"  In the United States, Asian Longhorned ticks have been collected from the environment in Pennsylvania that were positive for the causative agents of Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis, however, more research is necessary to determine its impact to human health. Investigation into their  capacity to acquire and transmit pathogens is ongoing.                

  Livestock (cattle) in the United States can become infected with Theileria orientalis Ikeda parasite from the Asian Longhorned tick. This parasite resides in the animals’ blood and can result in sickness or death of the animal."

                             Video from Penn State Extension Channel

NJ info is at   https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/ah/pdf/TickInfosheet.pdf

 September 18th, 2023

     Courtesy of   www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-09-17/air-force-birthday-2023-11355243.html

"On Sept. 18, 1947, the National Security Act of 1947 established the Air Force as a separate military branch. It is the second youngest branch of the U.S. armed forces after the U.S. Space Force, which was founded in 2019 and also falls under the Department of the Air Force."

" However, the branch’s roots trace back to 1907, when the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division to take “charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines, and all kindred subjects,” according to the Air Force Historical Research Agency. "

            We acknowledge all who have served,  and continue to serve.

2001 - 2023

Credit for Image:  twitter.com/AllianceVantage 

 After twenty-two years, may we always recall not only the tragedy 

that affected our nation as a whole  - but the unity that manifested itself

when dawn broke the next morning.

That is what makes us Americans!