durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, June 16, 2022 | 1.855.722.9467 www.SABSAVES.ca 1.94%* YYBMBM GrGroupoup ## 1112911129 - IIndependenndependentlytly OOwnedwned andand OperOperaatteded. ** 55 YYearearYearYYearY FFixixeded RRaattee inin EffecEffecEff t at time of printing and subject to change without notice. Some Conditions may apply. E & OE We've got a mortgage for that! SCSEBSCSEBSCSCASTIANSCCOPPSCCOPPSCSCCOPPSCACOPPACOPPM O RSCM O RSCSCTSCSCTSCSCG ASCSCG ASCSCG ESCSCG ESCSCB RSCSCB RSCO K E RO K E RSCO K E RSCSCO K E RSCSCO K E RSC 2.19%4 Regional Councillor Elizabeth Roy roye@whitby.cay.cay 905-706-2001 Regional Councillor Rhonda Mulcahy mulcahyr@whitby.cay.cay 905-706-0482 June 19, 2022 To all the Dads, we hope your day is full of love. #1 VOTED BBQ CENTRE IN DURHAM! Happy FatHer's Day Deidre NeWMaN for MAYOR Working for Whitby deidrenewman.ca FESTIVAL DAYS, PATIO NIGHTS, TRAILS, BEACHES, THEATRE AND MUSIC YOUR GUIDE TO SUMMER FUN YOUR GUIDE SUMMER SUMMER DURHAMREGION.COM The little caterpillars that cause big damage and devastated thousands of trees across Ontario last spring and summer are back in Durham Region. The good news is they appear to be present in smaller numbers. Municipalities learned from the infestation last summer and hope to deal with the spongy moth, also known as the Lymantria Dispar Dispar (LDD) moth, and stay on top of the issue. "We did some tree vacuuming," said Scott McKay, the City of Pickering's forestry management coordinator. "We vacuumed the egg masses that were left from the moths last year so there would be less hatching of the caterpillars." The caterpillars were most present in the city's west end, SPONGY MOTHS BACK IN DURHAM See 'HOPEFULLY', page 4 KRISTEN CALIS KCalis@durhamregion.com Scott McKay with burlap kits used to help prevent LDD moth damage. LDD moth caterpillars caused huge devastation across Durham last spring and summer. Jason Liebregts/Metroland