The spread of an invasive pest called spongy moth is becoming a big threat to Olmsted County’s economy, environment, and ...

Spongy moths, an invasive pest credited with an average of 808,000 acres of annual deforestation in the northeastern third of ...

The Rochester City Council is holding a study session to discuss management of a growing pest in southeast Minnesota.

The spongy moth caterpillar feeds on roughly 300 varieties of trees and shrubs, causing the potential for further damage and deforestation within a six-year cycle, if an infestation takes hold. The ...

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has identified and anticipates treating spongy moth (formerly called gypsy moth) infestations on 28,766 acres in Watauga and six other North Ca ...

The plan is part of MDA’s efforts to combat the invasive spongy moth, which is spreading into eastern Minnesota and can strip ...

After quarantining Prairie Island last year, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is planning to limit the spread of spongy moth, an invasive insect that defoliates forests, by using planes ...

Oaks and their cousins are the third largest group of tree species, by volume, in Michigan forests. They’re found in all 83 counties and number at least twelve species, with ...

Northville residents and environmentalists are voicing concerns about a proposal which could lead to a seasonal campground with 179 lots in the middle of a 35-acre wooded area which they say contains ...

South of Fall Creek by the edge of the woods, the moths would gather. They were, of course, drawn by light—set out by a ...

A study suggests that the integration of geomagnetic and visual cues help some of the world’s most invasive moth species orient themselves during their seasonal migration.