As wildfires spread in northeastern Minnesota earlier this month, updates from fire officials on the largest two — Jenkins ...

Minnesota Department of Agriculture is planning about half of its spongy moth treatments in Carlton County this summer.

The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees defoliated ...

Spongy moth, formerly known as gypsy moth, is an invasive insect species that has been making its way into Minnesota from ...

Early on, the Brimson complex fires grew quickly, thanks to dry conditions, high temperatures, and strong winds.

The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.

Wildfires are burning through thousands of acres of forest in Northern Minnesota, damaging buildings and forcing residents to ...

There is only a short window of time in the spring where Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki is effective, due to the insect’s life cycle. The MDA has not received necessary ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

Anthony Bettin is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. He primarily covers breaking news and sports, with a focus on the Minnesota Vikings. The Minnesota Vikings completed their offseason mission of ...

Occasionally, an outdoor lover will stumble on a motherlode of mushrooms. Years ago, my wife and I did this very thing and brought a huge sack full back to the ...

In a news release, the Town of Pelham said the spongy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar dispar) can cause severe defoliation of trees, weakening them and making the trees more vulnerable to ...