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 ...

Marie Inger Dam is a co-inventor on several patent applications relating to pheromone production. A single “sexy” gene could help us combat one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests. By deleting ...

A clothes moth infestation spells real trouble for your closet. Before you know it, all your favorite sweaters and expensive silk shirts will have holes in them. Even your nice wool rugs are at risk.

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 ...

OHIO, USA — Aerial treatments targeting spongy moth populations are scheduled to begin the week of June 23 in five Ohio counties, the Ohio Department of Agriculture announced. The treatments, which ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will soon begin aerial treatments to control populations of the Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth), an invasive species in Ohio. Treatments will be applied in ...

Pennsylvania DCNR will spray for spongy moths and fall cankerworm, marking the first cankerworm spraying in nearly 30 years. Spraying targets almost 75,000 acres for spongy moths, a significant ...

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA), in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service (USDA-FS), will be conducting aerial treatment of approximately ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In an effort to protect wildlife habitats, the Pennsylvania Game Commission on Monday announced plans to spray more than 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring. Spongy moths ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced plans to spray thousands of acres of state game lands this spring in an effort to protect local wildlife habitats. Spraying is planned for ...

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 ...