The Minnesota Department of Agriculture plans to treat eight different areas spanning 19,000 acres in Carlton County for ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) said Friday that it has confirmed the detection of the invasive spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formerly known as the gypsy moth, in Sandpoint ...

KENT COUNTY, MI - A local proposal would increase a millage that aims to suppress, monitor and control the invasive spongy moths in Lowell Charter Township. “Spongy moths pose a serious threat to ...

Spotting bugs anywhere in your home is unpleasant, but finding pests in your kitchen can be downright unsettling. My first (and second, and third) thought is usually: Where did they come from? How did ...

If you spot yellow aircraft flying low over the trees this week, you may wonder if you've wandered into a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest." But don't worry, you (probably) aren't ...

Courtesy Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Approximately 20 spongy moth caterpillars climbing on a tree trunk, with four stuck to a band of blue tape wrapped around the ...

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CARLTON COUNTY — As spongy moths, an invasive species that defoliates forests, continue their westward pursuit, Carlton County has become ground zero in Minnesota’s effort to scale back the ...

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For the first time in two decades, Minnesota will not spray this spring to slow the spread of an invasive moth that has been threatening the state’s forests. The state never received promised funds ...

DULUTH — Plans to spray for spongy moths in five Minnesota counties, including three in the Northland, have been scrapped after the federal funding for the aerial treatments didn't come through. The ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is seeking the public’s input on a proposal for aerial treatment designed to limit gypsy moth infestation. The plan would treat ...