Spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths, making early appearance in central Pa. Published: Jul. 07, ... “Although I’ve not seen an abundance of pupae from last year’s spongy moths, ...

The spread of gypsy moths in the United States has been limited. Management strategies include woodpeckers, cold weather and microbial insecticide. 99¢/month for 3 months SUBSCRIBE NOW Show Search.

Gypsy moths have several stages of their life cycle: egg mass, caterpillar, pupa, adult moth. The egg masses are 1-1/2 inch long by 3/4 inch wide, covered with a dense mat of buff-colored hairs.

Gypsy moths have returned to Centre County, and at least 18 other Pennsylvania counties. ... This is caused by a natural virus that kills the caterpillars and pupae.

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.” ...

BAY CITY, MI - Bay County’s old Gypsy moth suppression program was recently renamed to the “Bay County Forest Sustainability Program”. The change was made to better fit the organization’s ...

In 2014, the moths defoliated 214,972 acres across the commonwealth, according to the state Bureau of Forestry. That was a decrease from 1991, when the insects stripped bare 4 million acres of ...

A Lymantria dispar moth, commonly as the “gypsy moth,” lays her eggs on the trunk of a tree in the Salmon River State Forest in Hebron, Conn., on July 28, 2008.