Gypsy Moth Checklist And Record Of Your Self-Inspection
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2day, if possible. If you cannot complete the inspection
on moving day, you must protect the items from the
possibility of infestation by sealing them under a tarp or
keeping them indoors or in a closed moving truck.
For self-inspection, follow these steps:
•
Carefully inspect all surfaces and crevices of your
outdoor household articles such as patio furniture, lawn
equipment, toys, grills, trailers, and vehicles for gypsy
moth egg masses.
•
Remove and destroy any egg masses you find. Scrape
them off with a putty knife, stiff brush, or similar hand
tool. Dispose of egg masses and other life stages in a
container of hot, soapy water, or place them in a
plastic bag, seal it, and set it in the sun.
•
Check each item off on your checklist as you go, and
complete the requested information.
IT’S THE LAW: BEFORE MOVING,
If a qualified certified applicator performs the inspection, be
sure you get a copy of the completed, signed checklist.
CHECK FOR THE GYPSY MOTH
2) During your move, keep a copy of the completed checklist
in the vehicle moving the goods in case a U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) or State official requests it at any
What Does the Law Require?
point during your trip. If you are not driving, provide a
If you are moving from a gypsy moth quarantine area to a
copy to the driver. This completed checklist is an official
non-quarantine area, you must inspect your outdoor house-
certificate that will satisfy the requirements of all
hold items for the gypsy moth and remove all life stages of
non-infested States.
this destructive insect before you move. You and your moving
company may face penalties if you are required to inspect
3) Once your move is completed, you may want to keep
but fail to do so. Fortunately, this inspection is easy to do,
the checklist filed with your moving materials for at least
and you will protect your new neighborhood from a voracious
5 years in case you need it in the future.
leaf eater that can attack 300 kinds of trees and shrubs.
Where Do I Go For Help?
How Do I Know if I Live in a Gypsy Moth
•
See the back of this flyer for photos of all gypsy moth
Quarantine Area?
life stages.
Visit and click on
the U.S. map to find out if you live in a quarantine area.
•
Learn more at .
If you do, you will need to inspect your household goods
for gypsy moth if you’re moving to a non-quarantine area.
•
Contact your State department of agriculture or nearest
If you do not live in a quarantine area, this law does not
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
apply to you.
office ( ).
I Live in a Quarantine Area and Am Moving to a
Non-Quarantine Area. How Do I Meet This
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Legal Requirement?
1) Use the self-inspection checklist on the back of this flyer
This publication supersedes Program Aid No. 2065,
“Your Next Move Gypsy Moth-Free,”
or hire a qualified certified applicator to inspect your outdoor
which was published in October 2010.
household articles. If you are moving between April and
Issued October 2013
August, you should complete the inspection on moving
Slightly Revised July 2016
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Program Aid No. 2147
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