After dry weather and drought earlier this summer contributed to the worst outbreak of gypsy moths the Burlington area has seen in 30 years, experts say the pests have surpassed leaf-munching season, ...

If you've noticed an abundance of hungry black caterpillars devouring your trees or crawling around on your patio, you may be dealing with an invasion of spongy moths. These insects, formerly called ...

The gypsy moth is a European species introduced to the United States in Boston during 1869 that eats the leaves of, or defoliates, some 300-500 plants, but it is particularly fond of oaks. While ...

For the first time since 2002, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has resumed aerial spraying to kill gypsy moth caterpillars in eight counties. The site nearest to Lancaster ...

as part of its gypsy moth suppression program, and will be including a parcel of private land in the aerial spraying for the first time in the county’s battle against the pest’s westward spread. The ...

Portage - Portage's trees might be in danger of defoliation and eventual death following the discovery last week of an invasive species of moth caterpillar present on the city's northeast side. City ...