Scientists say they have figured out how a very clever virus outwits a very hungry caterpillar. The caterpillar is the gypsy moth in its larval stage, and the invasive species damages roughly a ...

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 ...

Gypsy moths were introduced in Massachusetts more than a century ago. The caterpillars can defoliate, weaken and kill more than 300 different species of trees and shrubs, according to the USDA. Since ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat spongy moths (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known ...

Associated Press MILWAUKEE - More than 30,000 acres in southeastern Wisconsin will be treated this spring to stop infestations of gypsy moth caterpillars. That's more than seven times the area sprayed ...

BARABOO — The leaf-munching gypsy moth is continuing to spread across Wisconsin, and small yellow spray planes will fly over Devil's Lake this spring to control the pest, a state Department of Natural ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is seeking the public’s input on a proposal for aerial treatment designed to limit gypsy moth infestation. The plan would treat ...

(WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is urging forest managers and woodlot owners to begin planning treatment operations now for the spongy moth, formerly ...

The recently renamed spongy moth, Lymantria dispar, formerly known as the gypsy moth, remains a real threat to hardwoods in northern and northeastern Indiana. Purdue Extension has a website dedicated ...