The gypsy moth, which has killed millions of oak and other species of trees across Pennsylvania, is native to Europe but was introduced to North America in 1869 in a failed experiment to cross the ...

Pennsylvania will begin spraying for gypsy moths in state woodlands and other areas.The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources made the announcement on Monday, April 26.

The spongy moth first reached Pennsylvania in Luzerne County in 1932, and since then has infested every county. The spongy moth defoliated 326,124 acres in Pennsylvania last year despite spraying ...

“In 2022 were some of the highest numbers of (spongy moth) population in the central part of the state that I’ve ever seen,” Paul Weiss, Pennsylvania Game Commission chief forester, said.

LEBANON, Pa. (WHTM) — The gypsy moth is having a particularly good year in Pennsylvania. That’s particularly bad for trees. “They really like oak,” said Dr. Mark Faulkenberry, an ...

UNMAPPED FIELD root_FIELD_NAME_TDATE_NAME = “TDATE” UNMAPPED FIELD root_FIELD_NAME_TDATE = “DATE: Thursday, May 3, 1990” The gypsy moth has begun its annual assault on Pennsylvania forests.

Certain regions of Pennsylvania are finding lots of gypsy moths in their forests. State forestry officials say Pennsylvanians need to be on the look out because Pa. no longer funds gypsy moth spray… ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hoping to bring down a boom in the gypsy moth population, spraying for the invasive species of caterpillar in 19 counties in ...

The spongy moth has one generation per year in Pennsylvania. Females lay their eggs as light tan egg masses (100-1,500 eggs/mass) on trees, stones, and other substrates during June and July.

An invasive insect responsible for stripping the leaves from trees across Pennsylvania, damaging millions of acres of woodland, has a new name. Formerly known as the gypsy moth, species Lymantria ...

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

The gypsy moth is having a particularly good year in Pennsylvania. That’s particularly bad for trees. “They really like oak,” said Dr. Mark Faulkenberry, an entomologist with the state ...