If you spot low-flying planes over Duluth this week, they're most likely involved in gypsy moth control efforts. Starting Monday and possibly continuing through Friday - depending on weather - the ...

According to a study, insights from the genome of the European gypsy moth may inform pest control strategies. Introduced to North America in the 1860s, the European gypsy moth caterpillar is a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The City of Grand Rapids Forestry division is asking for help from residents in controlling the population of spongy moths (formerly known as “gypsy moths”) to protect the city’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 ...

Q: I have observed fewer gypsy moth infestations in Northeastern forests in recent years. What’s going on? A: The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, has recently been under significant pressure from the ...

Two powerful single-engine Air Tractor planes could be seen flying low over Two Harbors on Wednesday morning in an effort to combat invasive, tree-munching gypsy moths. The aerial spraying will ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hoping to bring down a boom in the gypsy moth population, spraying for the invasive species of caterpillar in 19 counties in south ...

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 ...

MONTPELIER — Many Vermonters around the state are encountering gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) caterpillars causing defoliation of their trees. This invasive insect arrived in the United States ...