NORTHERN MICHGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- It's hatching season for the Spongy Moth. While the number of this invasive species is on the decline in Michigan, Cheryl Nelson, Forest Health Forester with the ...

While nature lovers are fascinated by the upcoming, once-in-a-generation emergence of cicada broods, attention is also turning to a far more dangerous bug — the spongy moth. The destabilizing and ...

Pennsylvania DCNR will spray for spongy moths and fall cankerworm, marking the first cankerworm spraying in nearly 30 years. Spraying targets almost 75,000 acres for spongy moths, a significant ...

An invasive caterpillar species is chowing down on the trees of Michigan as part of its multiyear life cycle, and it needs to be managed sooner rather than later. Spongy moth caterpillars reemerged ...

The recently renamed spongy moth, Lymantria dispar, formerly known as the gypsy moth, remains a real threat to hardwoods in northern and northeastern Indiana. Purdue Extension has a website dedicated ...

An invasive caterpillar species is posing a serious threat to a cherished native moth, even though the two never directly compete for food, according to new research from ecologists at the University ...

Robins and daffodils are a good sign spring is here, but Hoosiers should also be on the lookout for invasive species to keep nature healthy. The USDA is asking Indiana residents to stomp out pests and ...

Macomb County Michigan State University Extension is asking the public to look for spongy moth egg masses that can defoliate trees and decrease a community's tree canopy. Spongy moth adult females lay ...

With the tree leaves growing across the state, spraying efforts will soon begin to combat two different insects, including one spray program that was last conducted nearly 30 years ago. The Pa.