It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as gypsy moths, which can cause the most harm to local trees.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) sprayed about 1,500 acres last week in Hennepin, Anoka and Washington counties in an effort to eradicate gypsy moth infestations. A second aerial ...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants forest owners to help fight spongy moths — formerly known as gypsy moths. Spongy moths pose a serious threat to oaks ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced its gypsy moth monitoring program caught almost 28,000 moths this year – more than twice the previous high of 12,000 moths caught in 2008.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has proposed treating more than 17,000 acres of forest land in the state, ...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is soliciting public comment on a proposal to aerially treat approximately 17,328 acres for the purpose of reducing significant impacts ...

Spongy moths (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known as the gypsy moth) are a major threat to Pennsylvania’s forests, having killed millions of oak and other tree species, officials said.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is proposing aerial treatment of approximately 17,328 acres for the purpose of reducing significant impacts to forested lands within West ...

The Lymantria dispar, or spongy/gypsy moth, was introduced to North America in 1869 at Medford, Mass., where it was used in a failed silk-production experiment.