The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) remains one of the most intensively studied forest pests due to its dynamic population fluctuations and wide-ranging ecological impacts. Its outbreaks not only lead ...

A 2016 Forest Service report said the program nationally slowed the gypsy moth’s rate of spread by more than 60 percent, from an average of 13 miles per year to less than 5 miles per year, reducing ...

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 ...

Residents of 21 central and western Wisconsin counties, including La Crosse, Vernon and Crawford, will hear and see loud, low-flying planes as early as sunrise, depending on weather conditions, this ...

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced earlier this week plans to stop the spread of an invasive species from the state. The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar), ...

State, county and city officials stressed vigilance and education as keys to preventing the gypsy moth infestation discovered on Portage's northeast side from escalating to damaging levels at a public ...

Andy Duncan spent Friday morning in a helicopter flying over Luzerne, Wyoming and Susquehanna counties looking for damage. It’s easy to spot, but to get a better grasp at how widespread the ...