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 ...

Minnesota is the nation’s hotspot for a wave of invasive moths moving across the U.S., agricultural experts said. State ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday the start of aerial spraying of state-owned woodlands to combat the spread of spongy moths populations poised for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Insect pests: Natural-born moth killers INSECT pests aren't just a garden problem. We are in the grip of an indoor epidemic of clothes moths. Ever since natural fibres came back in vogue, moth larvae ...

Many gardeners are taking stock of their box plants. First they were infected with box blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola); ...

(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania officials are stepping up their efforts to control the spongy moth to prevent its spread. The invasive insect, formerly called the gypsy moth, has established itself ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) announced plans for a near statewide effort to control the spongy moth, an invasive insect. In a press release, PGC Chief Forester Paul ...

A rural area in Cowlitz County, Wash., likely will be showered with an organic pesticide in the spring to kill gypsy moths emerging as caterpillars, according to the state Department of Agriculture.

We decide whether to spray for buck moth caterpillars based on how large the population was in your trees last spring, adult ...