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Scientists and forest officials are reporting a sudden increase in [gypsy moth](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_moth “Wikipedia”) egg clusters, which will hatch in the spring.

Some areas of Garrett County Maryland are seeing more than 500 clusters per acre, with the masses measuring up to 1.5 inches and holding 1,200 eggs. Those preliminary figures fall in the middle of a per-acre scale the Maryland Department of Agriculture uses to prioritize spring spraying.

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