ForWarn II

Satellite-Based Change Recognition and Tracking

Gypsy Moth Defoliation in CT, RI, and MA

Date: 
06/2016 to 07/2016
Disturbance Type: 
Insects

ForWarn detected a defoliation event in eastern Conneticut, western Rhode Island, and eastern Massachusetts in June-July 2016. Gypsy moth catepillar defoliation is the likely cause of the event.