Insecticide targeting a destructive caterpillar is set to be sprayed this spring on 16 State Game Lands across Pennsylvania. The larvae of the spongy moth, if untreated, can cause severe defoliation ...

Spongy Moth (Lymantria Dispar Dispar) is an insect native to Europe that has been introduced to North America. Spongy Moth caterpillars eat leaves from trees during the spring and early summer. This ...

Caption "Spongy moth" has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar by the Entomological Society of America. The ESA Governing Board voted unanimously last ...

It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as gypsy moths, which can cause the most harm to local trees.

defoliation according to the USDA. In sounding the alarm about the moth, the USDA writes, “without treatment, the Lymantria dispar infestations in West Virginia will reach high enough levels ...