The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) are joining forest health professionals to monitor the invasive spongy moth (formerly ...

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 ...

Reader question: Is the gypsy moth under control in city parks, or does it remain a concern? Are aerial sprayings of insecticide still being done? It seems most of the attention has switched to the ...

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 ...

SMYTH COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – Federal and state wildlife officials will spray treatments over parts of Southwest Virginia to control the spread of spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths. A release ...

A pest that is defoliating our forests is undergoing a name change. In July 2021, the Entomology Society of America no longer approved using “gypsy moth” as an acceptable common name for the ...

A seasoned veteran in the war on mosquitoes, entomologist Ben McLaurin takes a clinical approach when battling the winged tormentors of Prince William County. Hiking into the woods near a new ...

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 ...

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 Cascade Township Board has approved an $8,500 contract with Aquatic Consulting Services for gypsy moth control in 2009. The company has provided the service in Cascade for the past 11 years."The ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The state Agriculture Department will spray for gypsy moths in Winona and Houston counties starting Monday, if the weather cooperates. Just over 37,000 acres in the two counties ...