What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...

The Korea Forest Service’s National Institute of Forest Science raised its alert level on Thursday for the pest from ...

Photos of some of the most common furry caterpillars you'll find in your garden, plus which ones are likely to become pests, ...

Both the spongy moth, then called gypsy moth, and the brown-tailed moth were capable of stripping trees season after season, resulting in the death of the tree.

The telltale signs of spongy moth damage is visible now in multiple forest locations in Morgan County. State agriculture officials warned of tree trouble coming as they predicted larger numbers of the ...

The gypsy moth has a new name, could do more damage this year Here's what to do about those caterpillars devouring your trees.

In March of 2022, the ESA formally adopted “spongy moth” as the new common name for Lymantria dispar in a reference to the spongy nature of the insect’s egg masses.

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 ...

Both Achemon and white-lined sphinx moths have enormous ranges, spanning most of the North American continent. High abundance and a large geographic range usually indicate that the species is secure.

Spongy moths – formerly known as gypsy moths – appear to be making an early appearance this summer. Reports of large numbers of brown moths with a penchant for diving at people in their ...

Unlike birch borers and sawflies, sponge (nee gypsy) moths did not stow away on materials from other countries and slip underneath the radar of the immigration and customs services; rather they were ...