The Pa. DCNR has planned a rare spraying for fall cankerworms as well as for spongy moths across Pennsylvania. Here's why and ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking residents to keep an eye out for a tiny terror. The spongy moth, formally known as ...

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

Beginning in May, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will treat areas in Buffalo, Grant ...

If left untreated, officials said that large populations of spongy moths, previously known as gypsy moths, could cause severe deforestation this year. “Oaks are the main target of spongy moths ...

"Spongy moths (formerly known as gypsy moths) are a major threat to Pennsylvania’s forests," the agency said. "These invasive insects feed aggressively on oak and other native trees, stripping ...

The black, bristly caterpillars raining down on him were young spongy moth larvae. They’re a longstanding invasive insect with a new name. In their larval stage, the bugs are ravenous – and ...

Officials said the invasive moths, also known as gypsy moths, have infested three blocks and they will need to treat nearly 6,000 acres with a biopesticide. Low-altitude helicopters will drop ...