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The rosy maple moth, a vibrant insect found across eastern North America, captivates with its striking pink and yellow ...
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).
Formerly known as the gypsy moth, the spongy moth is an established invasive insect that defoliates more than 300 species of trees including oaks, birch, lindens, crab apple, aspen and willows.
FILE - In this July 28, 2008, file photo, a female gypsy moth lays her eggs on the trunk of a tree in the Salmon River State Forest in Hebron, Conn. Oregon agriculture officials proposes to spray ...
The Pa. DCNR has planned a rare spraying for fall cankerworms as well as for spongy moths across Pennsylvania. Here's why and where.
Each egg mass can produce 500 to 1,500 eggs that hatch into the voracious caterpillars before morphing into pupae in June or July and then rehatching as moths in July.
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Spraying efforts are underway to kill spongy (formerly gypsy) moths in Pennsylvania. Here's why the program will help many species of wildlife.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is seeking the public’s input on a proposal for aerial treatment designed to limit gypsy moth infestation. The plan would treat ...
charleston, w.va. – 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 ...
Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants forest owners to help fight spongy moths — formerly known as gypsy moths. Spongy moths pose a serious threat to oaks, as ...
Spongy moth caterpillars are wreaking havoc in wooded lots and forests across Pennsylvania. But the good news is populations appear to be dwindling. It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy ...