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 ...

CHICAGO -- A spraying program to control the population of the gypsy moth caterpillar has begun amid questions about the damage the insecticide may have on other species. Illinois agriculture ...

The fungus attacks the gypsy moth like a zombie virus for caterpillars. If its spores burrow into a young gypsy moth caterpillar they will kill it, subsequently growing spores on the caterpillar's ...

Aerial spraying to control gypsy moth caterpillars has been proposed for Adams County this spring in order to reduce gypsy moth populations and prevent the caterpillars from defoliating trees in the ...

Prince William is back at war with the rascally gypsy moth, a voracious, leaf-munching scourge that looks like a mustache and eats like an elephant. Public works officials began an "aerial suppression ...

The state’s never-ending attack against the invasive gypsy moth will resume in a couple of weeks in Wisconsin. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced on Wednesday that ...

If you've noticed an abundance of hungry black caterpillars devouring your trees or crawling around on your patio, you may be dealing with an invasion of spongy moths. These insects, formerly called ...

BELLEVUE -- The state Agriculture Department was scheduled to begin spraying Btk, a biological insecticide, in a commercial area in Bellevue late last night or early this morning to kill the European ...

Some years ago, we were all warned about the invasion of the dreaded gypsy moth, the scourge of the hardwood forest. We were doomed unless we put wide layers of tape around the trunks of all of our ...