According to a study, insights from the genome of the European gypsy moth may inform pest control strategies. Introduced to North America in the 1860s, the European gypsy moth caterpillar is a ...

ROCHESTER N.Y. (WHEC) — Let’s answer a good question about a bug takeover. Gypsy Moth caterpillars can sweep through in waves, taking over your yard and stripping leaves from our trees. We’ve had a ...

Reader question: Is the gypsy moth under control in city parks, or does it remain a concern? Are aerial sprayings of insecticide still being done? It seems most of the attention has switched to the ...

The Bay County Gypsy Moth Program had nearly 4,000 acres of infested woodlots treated by aerial spray to control the increasing spread of Gypsy Moths. The woodlots, located in six townships throughout ...

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 ...

Scientists have found the gene that drives a virus to kill gypsy moth caterpillars in a particularly gruesome way. The virus forces the... How A Clever Virus Kills A Very Hungry Caterpillar Scientists ...

Lancaster County commissioners today are expected to decide whether the county will participate in next year's state-run spraying program to control gypsy moth caterpillars. A vote by the board to ...

CHICAGO -- A spraying program to control the population of the gypsy moth caterpillar has begun amid questions about the damage the insecticide may have on other species. Illinois agriculture ...

DULUTH — Entomologists have changed the name of the gypsy moth to the spongy moth, but the battle against the forest-munching invaders will continue this summer with aerial spraying in eastern ...

If you spot low-flying planes over Duluth this week, they're most likely involved in gypsy moth control efforts. Starting Monday and possibly continuing through Friday - depending on weather - the ...