The Illinois Department of Agriculture is launching a pheromone-based treatment program against the invasive Spongy Moth, ...

The spraying is planned for 16 different state game lands — 38,146 acres total — and will likely begin in late April or early May, once the moth eggs begin ... known as gypsy moths, could ...

The state never received promised funds for the annual treatment against spongy moth — formally called gypsy moth — from ... anywhere between 500 and 1,000 eggs at a time, causing major ...

The larvae of the spongy moth, if untreated, can cause severe defoliation to oak forests that are important habitats for ...

Targeted sites are determined by surveys of egg masses and other indicators ... are most affected by the spongy moth. The Lymantria dispar, or spongy/gypsy moth, was introduced to North America ...

Spraying is planned for 16 different state game lands – 38,146 acres in all – and will begin as soon as leaf-out occurs and spongy moth egg masses ... known as "gypsy moths" before the ...

There have been some sightings of insects causing concerns in areas of western Massachusetts, which some people are saying ...