The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking residents to keep an eye out for a tiny terror. The spongy moth, formally known as ...

It's no secret that dealing with pests in the backyard is part and parcel of being a gardener. It can be a nuisance to see curious critters takeover your carefully curated planting and cause damage.

The larvae of the spongy moth, if untreated, can cause severe defoliation to oak forests that are important habitats for ...

When areas become heavily infested by the moths, trees may be completely stripped of leaves, and tree death can occur.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is launching a pheromone-based treatment program against the invasive Spongy Moth, ...

Spraying is planned for 16 different state game lands – 38,146 acres in all – and will begin as soon as spongy moth egg ...

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.