Gypsy Moth Caterpillars pictured here on the branches of a tree in central North Carolina.

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Gypsy Moth Caterpillars pictured here on the branches of a tree in central North Carolina. Every year the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service monitors the invasive Gypsy Moth caterpillars as part of the "Gypsy Moth Slow-the-Spread Foundation".

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Location: Pinehurst, North Carolina, Moore County, USA
Photo credit: © Ken Howard / Alamy / Afripics
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