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 ...

Financial woes forced 30 municipalities to opt out of the Garden State's insecticide program for gypsy moths, an annual tree-ravaging pest. But many other communities still plan to treat their land, ...

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - North Carolina officials will start treatment in May for an infestation of spongy moths in the Waynesville area. Officials said the invasive moths, also known as ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture- Forest Service, will be conducting aerial treatment of approximately ...

Jackson County is grappling with an infestation of gypsy moths, and officials are working to thwart their spread and subsequent damage to the tree population. “They are a significant forest pest in ...

CHRISTIANSBURG -- John McLeod is defending his property against an attack that he expects to get worse. Last spring, he noticed "with horror" the large areas of tree defoliation caused by gypsy moths ...

Low-flying, single-engine planes are doing spraying for gypsy moths this week in western Wisconsin. The invasive moth feeds on the leaves of oaks, maples, crabapple, birch and other species of trees ...

The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) remains one of the most intensively studied forest pests due to its dynamic population fluctuations and wide-ranging ecological impacts. Its outbreaks not only lead ...