Heart of wine country in North Carolina has a moth infestation threatening its trees
Story Date: 5/28/2019

 

Source: Mark Price, NEWS & OBSERVER, 5/24/19



A North Carolina county that is home to some of the best known wineries on the East Coast has an infestation of gypsy moths and state biologists are taking action to save area forests and prevent health problems in the populace. The infestation is around Surry County’s Dobson community, according to a release from the N.C. Department of Agriculture. That area, centered around the fertile Yadkin Valley, is “home to some of N.C.’s premier wineries,” according to Dobson-NC.com. 

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