FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin West P&I Club informs operators of vessels trading in FSMC high-risk regions of key preventive measures, offering practical tips to help crews inspect, remove, and properly dispose of egg masses to reduce infestation risks. The Flighted Spongy Moth Complex (FSMC), which includes Lymantria dispar asiatica, Lymantria dispar japonica, Lymantria albescens, Lymantria umbrosa, and Lymantria postalba, is a highly destructive forest pest found primarily in Asia and Russia. Its larvae feed aggressively on both deciduous and coniferous trees, and the female moth’s ability to fly up to 20 nautical miles enables rapid spread, leading to severe defoliation and weakening of forests. RelatedNews Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk DNV: How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board var jnews_module_21341742_0_6a03f8d929b9e = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21341742","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1043,201,115","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scrol