Frequently Asked Question

Gold Key has signed a contract to apply a naturally occuring bacteria ('Bt') via helicopter spraying to control the spongy moth population. Egg mass counts of the neighboring Game Lands and in-person surveys by a PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources forester show that this year is going to have an exceptionally high population of caterpillars hatching, and treatment is recommended. Pike County also has a grant program this year to make funds available to HOA's and other landowners to help offset the cost of treatment and encourage as much land as possible to be covered, reducing pockets of infestation left to spread further in upcoming years.