Lehigh County, in cooperation with Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service are developing efforts to control gypsy moth caterpillars.

Primary areas of concern include certain Lehigh County residential and high-use public space in the northern tier.

A public meeting concerning gypsy moth control will take place 7-9 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Germansville Fire Company.

DCNR staff will be present to explain the control.

All interested property owners are encouraged to attend this meeting.

Applications for the spring 2016 Control Program will be available.

For information, contact Jeffrey Carroll, gypsy moth spray program coordinator, Penn State Extension, at 610-391-9840 or jsc15@psu.edu.