You can report EAB to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture several ways.
Please use one of the following methods if you suspect you have found EAB in a new area:
- Contact Report A Pest via email or by leaving a detailed phone message at 1-888-545-6684.
- Login or create an EDDMapS Midwest account and submit a report.
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The MDA uses the product SPLAT GM-O for mating disruption. SPLAT GM-O is used in areas where low populations of spongy moth have been detected.
The MDA uses the product SPLAT GM-O for mating disruption. SPLAT GM-O is used in areas where low populations of spongy moth have been detected.
Mating disruption uses pheromone-based products to confuse adult moths and prevent them from reproducing. Mating disruption floods the area with the scent of the female moth and confuses male spongy moths so they cannot find females. They die without reproducing. The product does not actually kill moths.
Mating disruption uses pheromone-based products to confuse adult moths and prevent them from reproducing. Mating disruption floods the area with the scent of the female moth and confuses male spongy moths so they cannot find females. They die without reproducing. The product does not actually kill moths.
Pheromones are non-toxic compounds that insects use to communicate. The female spongy moth does not fly and must attract the male moths with pheromones.
