<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:creator>Minnesota Department of Agriculture</dc:creator><dc:description>Ranked among America's most destructive tree pests, Spongy moth has caused millions of dollars in damage to forests as it has spread from New England to Wisconsin in recent decades. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) maintains a statewide monitoring program to watch for start-up infestations, and when an infestation is found, the department moves in to eradicate the pests before they can spread. This data set contains information on treatments scheduled for the current year. It will generally be refreshed with new information in January or February of each year. </dc:description><dc:description>To inform the public and various stakeholders on treatment areas. The  layer illustrates areas planned for treatment in the current year, including approximate schedules, as well as historical treatment data.</dc:description><dc:description>Data is generally current as of February of the current calendar year.</dc:description><dc:format>Files</dc:format><dc:identifier>env-spongy-moth</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) Treatments [Minnesota]</dc:title><dc:type>Datasets</dc:type><dc:coverage>Minnesota</dc:coverage><dc:contributor>Minnesota Geospatial Commons</dc:contributor></oai_dc:dc>