How can you help slow the spread of spongy moth?
- Become familiar with all spongy moth life stages and the timing of their annual life cycle.
- Know which counties of Minnesota and the rest of the United States are quarantined for spongy moth. View an interactive spongy moth quarantine map on the USDA’s website.
- Don’t let spongy moth hitch a ride! Before leaving a quarantined county or area, always self-inspect outdoor household articles, equipment, vehicles, etc. Remove and destroy any spongy moth life stages you find before traveling to non-quarantined areas.
- Buy and burn only local firewood.
- Report suspect spongy moth life stages on the MDA’s Report A Pest webpage.
