A big pest is becoming less of a problem in New Jersey. An aerial survey by the state Department of Agriculture has found that tree damage caused by gypsy moth caterpillars this year is less than half ...

With a wingspan of over four and a half inches, the Luna Moth is one of New Jersey’s larger moth species. A member of the Saturniidae family, this giant silkworm moth will only fly at night ...

Each year, since 1970, gypsy moth caterpillars have caused varying degrees of defoliation -- between 1,910 and 800,000 acres of forested land. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture will ...

“Last spring we saw an increase in gypsy moth caterpillar populations in certain areas that now qualify for the department’s spray program,” said New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - State agriculture officials say a recently conducted aerial survey of New Jersey showed a major increase in tree damage from gypsy moth caterpillars. The survey made public ...