Gypsy moths have been a problem in Michigan since the 1890s when they first showed up in Michigan’s forests. They are destructive moths that eat their way through trees. Despite attempts to control ...

Voters in Lowell Township will decide on a Spongy Moth millage in the November election to fund efforts to treat for the invasive insect.

Washington’s agriculture department is seeking more than $13 million to deal with a pair of invasive insects that can destroy ...

I don’t know about you, but something with spongy in the name doesn’t really imply danger. Maybe soft and squishy, but certainly not “the most serious forest defoliator in the United States.” Despite ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The little black insects are all over parts of central Pennsylvania. Spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths, recently hatched and are looking for leaves to feed on.

While nature lovers are fascinated by the upcoming, once-in-a-generation emergence of cicada broods, attention is also turning to a far more dangerous bug — the spongy moth. The destabilizing and ...

Akito Kawahara is director and curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Carla Rhodes is a conservation photographer based in Woodstock, N.Y. Think of a monarch butterfly flying ...