They are back! A Clinton County resident contacted the Michigan State University Extension Lawn and Garden Hotline to report heavy caterpillar feeding in maples, pines and apple trees. A few trees had ...

Q: I have observed fewer gypsy moth infestations in Northeastern forests in recent years. What’s going on? A: The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, has recently been under significant pressure from the ...

If you've noticed an abundance of hungry black caterpillars devouring your trees or crawling around on your patio, you may be dealing with an invasion of spongy moths. These insects, formerly called ...

Before the arrival of the fungus, Boettner said that attempts were made to control the population via a virus that killed gypsy moth caterpillars. He said that he didn't know if any plans were being ...

A fungus in Connecticut may be eliminating gypsy moth caterpillars. Members of Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection said they have received reports of "dead and dying gypsy moth ...

Natural fungus kills caterpillars once they reach cocoon stage, and before they turn into moths and lay eggs. Andy Duncan spent Friday morning in a helicopter flying over Luzerne, Wyoming and ...

The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) are joining forest health professionals to monitor the invasive spongy moth (formerly ...

Financial woes forced 30 municipalities to opt out of the Garden State's insecticide program for gypsy moths, an annual tree-ravaging pest. But many other communities still plan to treat their land, ...

A current outbreak of an invasive insect is bad news for Pennsylvania forests. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or DCNR, has been working to prevent further damage. The spongy ...

Prince William is back at war with the rascally gypsy moth, a voracious, leaf-munching scourge that looks like a mustache and eats like an elephant. Public works officials began an "aerial suppression ...