Gypsy moths eat the leaves of 300-500 types of trees and shrubs; oak, hickory and willow leaves are favorites. Gypsy moth caterpillars grow from 1/16 of an inch long at hatching to about 2 inches ...

Starting Monday, June 23, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is treating several areas around the state for an invasive insect, the spongy moth (formerly the gypsy moth).

Over the years, gypsy moth populations have dipped and surged, and researchers are trying to figure out how to best manage the insect, a Eurasian species introduced in Massachusetts by a French ...

DCNR experts say spongy moth egg mass surveys are the best way to determine the need for treatment. “Private landowners play a critical role in protecting Pennsylvania’s forests,” state ...

Officials said the invasive moths, also known as gypsy moths, have infested three blocks and they will need to treat nearly 6,000 acres with a biopesticide.