But as that struggle ends, another one is being waged in several Ontario communities, against a different invasive insect. Hordes of Gypsy Moth caterpillars are being reported in Eastern Ontario, Bancroft, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Vaughan and Caledon. Invasive species expert Bryana McLoughlin, of Credit Valley Conservation, examines a group of caterpillars clustered on one of the trees in front of Caledon's town hall. (Mike Smee/CBC)Several residents there say they've been trying — in vain — to stem the Gypsy Moth caterpillar tide. This young oak tree, on Old Church Road in Caledon, has been stripped clean by Gypsy Moth caterpillars.

Source: CBC News July 12, 2020 07:52 UTC