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 ...

Add another giant bug to the list of things Washington state is working to handle right now. Earlier this week, scientists said they had spotted Asian giant hornets in the state -- and it's still ...

Living in the countryside, the usual casual greetings include an observation about the weather, but for the last six weeks around my home in northern Nagano Prefecture, everybody mentioned the ...

A species of invasive moth caterpillars is stripping trees bare and raining down feces from the canopy across much of southern Ontario and Quebec, amid a record outbreak. Here's why their population ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is hoping there will be a lot of sexually frustrated gypsy moths on Duluth's Park Point next week. The agency is scheduled to spread a synthetic pheromone in ...

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, as well as ...

In June 2014, and again in June 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) found one Asian Gypsy Moth in North Charleston – one just off the ...

U.S. bug experts are dropping the name gypsy moth because it is considered an ethnic slur. They are doing the same for gypsy ants. The announcement is the first time the Entomological Society of ...

1. In the beginning: gypsy moth in the United States / Michael L. McManus -- 2. Population biology of gypsy moth spread / Andrew M. Liebhold, Alexei A. Sharov, and Patrick C. Tobin -- 3. Gypsy moth ...

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has identified infestations of spongy moth in seven counties across North Carolina, including Rowan, that it anticipates treating in 2026. […] ...