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 ...
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has proposed treating more than 17,000 acres of forest land in the state, ...
Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants forest owners’ help fighting spongy moths (formerly ...
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 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 ...
Photos of some of the most common furry caterpillars you'll find in your garden, plus which ones are likely to become pests, ...
A mix of outdoors stories from across Pennsylvania, including information on the release of water from Lake Nockamixon into ...
In laboratory experiments, the larvae of the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar, a generalist on various trees, preferred uninfected leaves and performed better there. "We were able to show that ...