The light brown apple moth may not be the voracious crop threat portrayed by state and federal agricultural officials, according to some scientists who also warn that the aerial spraying of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groups of gypsy moth caterpillars crawl around a tree near Kenockee Township resident Laura Hahn's home. A round of aerial ...

While the name of the target insect has been changed to spongy moth, from the familiar gypsy moth, the attack remains much the same - aerial spraying – and it’s getting underway right on schedule. The ...

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 ...

Summer is almost upon us, and with it comes an influx of spongy moths. To prepare, two Centre County municipalities will spray to help protect local foliage from the invasive pest. Formerly known as a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- If you were woken up by a low-flying helicopter Tuesday morning, hopefully you can rest easy knowing it was for the good of the trees. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is ...

The woodlands at Prince Gallitzin State Park will be treated to combat spongy moth, formerly known as the gypsy moth, DCNR said in a news release. Aerial spraying to combat the destructive moth ...

The California oak moth is a creature of extremes. Most of the time these small white insects fly completely under the radar. But every once in a while, they go on a breeding frenzy that is impossible ...

Voracious gypsy moth caterpillars have been devouring oak leaves in Sarnia’s northwest, part of what Ministry of Natural Resources officials say is an “upward trend” in the insect population across ...

WOODWAY — They’re the worst of tenants. They’re destructive, they eat everything in sight and they don’t know when it’s time to leave. Gypsy moths native to Asia have set up camp in some Snohomish ...

WOODWAY, Snohomish County — An airplane has been scheduled to drop insecticide in two Snohomish County communities to stop the spread of an invasive moth and to prevent forest foliage damage, state ...

B.C. will aerial spray parts of Delta and Squamish this spring, in its effort to prevent invasive spongy moths from spreading ...