Someone posted the following on Nextdoor. Their profile indicates they are from NYC and have an upstate home.
"We are having (after last year’s invasion) another invasion of gypsy moths around our house. Is anyone else having this issue and can offer any solutions? Many of our scrubs were damaged last year and here we go again. I really don’t like the idea of having our property hit w chemical treatments if possible."
My response was:
"Having lots of white footed mice around helps to some degree... they eat the spongy moth larvae and pupae."
I'm now sitting back waiting for heads to explode.