It's no secret that dealing with pests in the backyard is part and parcel of being a gardener. It can be a nuisance to see curious critters takeover your carefully curated planting and cause damage.

Photos of some of the most common furry caterpillars you'll find in your garden, plus which ones are likely to become pests, ...

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is proposing aerial treatment of approximately 17,328 acres for the purpose of reducing significant impacts to forested lands within West ...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants forest owners’ help fighting spongy moths (formerly ...

One of the most ruthless bugs that have damaged countless trees in and around New York State might be absent for the first time in years.

It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as gypsy moths, which can cause the most harm to local trees.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has proposed treating more than 17,000 acres of forest land in the state, a move that it says is the “only way” to slow the negative ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced its gypsy moth monitoring program caught almost 28,000 moths this year – more than twice the previous high of 12,000 moths caught in 2008.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will be treating 98,000 acres in St. Louis and Lake Counties this upcoming weekend in an effort to control gypsy moth infestations. The treatments ...

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is urging Pennsylvania’s forest landowners and woodlot owners to start planning now for spongy moth treatment this spring to protect their ...

The Lymantria dispar, or spongy/gypsy moth, was introduced to North America in 1869 at Medford, Mass., where it was used in a failed silk-production experiment.