According to a study, insights from the genome of the European gypsy moth may inform pest control strategies. Introduced to North America in the 1860s, the European gypsy moth caterpillar is a ...

If you spot low-flying planes over Duluth this week, they're most likely involved in gypsy moth control efforts. Starting Monday and possibly continuing through Friday - depending on weather - the ...

The state’s never-ending attack against the invasive gypsy moth will resume in a couple of weeks in Wisconsin. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced on Wednesday that ...

The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) are joining forest health professionals to monitor the invasive spongy moth (formerly ...

CHICAGO -- A spraying program to control the population of the gypsy moth caterpillar has begun amid questions about the damage the insecticide may have on other species. Illinois agriculture ...

Aerial spraying to control gypsy moth caterpillars has been proposed for Adams County this spring in order to reduce gypsy moth populations and prevent the caterpillars from defoliating trees in the ...

ROCK COUNTY — Aerial spraying to control gypsy moths begins this week in selected sites in Rock County. The spraying, part of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s ...

The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) remains one of the most intensively studied forest pests due to its dynamic population fluctuations and wide-ranging ecological impacts. Its outbreaks not only lead ...

A March 8 letter -- "Chemical poisons overused in controlling insects" -- expressed concern about proposed gypsy moth treatments along the North Shore. Since the writer was from the Twin Cities, she ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A plague of gypsy moth caterpillars is munching its way across Upstate New York, turning verdant shade trees into brown skeletons, coating decks and picnic tables with feces, ...

The state of Wisconsin is about to take the next step in eliminating a harmful pest. Starting in late June, the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will begin another round ...