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Minnesota's spongy moth mitigation plan canceled due to lack of federal funding, ag officials say
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture planned to apply an insecticide called Btk to 12 areas throughout the state to fight the spongy moth, whose voracious appetite is devastating to forests.
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Proposed spongy moth management canceled in 5 counties due to lack of federal funding
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture(MDA) says it can not move forward with a proposed management plan in 12 areas for its spongy moths after it was unable to secure federal funding.