After months of a renaming process for an invasive moth species, the Entomological Society of America has decided – “spongy moth” is the new common name replacing the offensive “gypsy moth.” ...

It may seem like a scene from "North by Northwest," but the crop dusters flying low over Ohio trees are treating for an ...

State to begin spraying for invasive formerly known as gypsy moth Published: May. 02, 2022, 5:00 a.m. A female spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formerly known as the gypsy moth, lays her eggs on ...

Invasive insects can wreak havoc on your garden, causing extensive damage to plants and disrupting the local ecosystem. As an ...

The Spongy Moth, also known as the Lymantria dispar dispar, and formerly called the European gypsy moth, is an invasive species that feeds on 300 different types of trees and shrubs.

For those who may not have heard of the spongy moth, it might help to know that this invasive pest was known as the gypsy […] Gypsy moth gets a name change in the form of … the spongy moth ...

UR ecologist Kristine Grayson shows a female moth in the lab. Grayson is leading a UR research project studying the effects of a warm climate on invasive gypsy moths, which do damage to trees.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Some invasive species are putting our local forests at risk, according to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM). The spongy moth — formerly called the ...

Starting Monday, June 23, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is treating several areas around the state for an invasive insect, the spongy moth (formerly the gypsy moth).

The invasive winter moth could be resurging in some parts of Rhode Island after years of decline. ... not like it has in recent years with spongy moth, formerly known as gypsy moth.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission will spray more than 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring to combat spongy moths, a destructive invasive pest previously known as gypsy moths. Video above ...