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 ...

Scientists say they have figured out how a very clever virus outwits a very hungry caterpillar. The caterpillar is the gypsy moth in its larval stage, and the invasive species damages roughly a ...

First, it was the spotted lanternfly wreaking havoc and killing trees and shrubbery in Bucks County and throughout Pennsylvania. Now, there's another invasive species chewing through vast numbers of ...

This early spring, Delawareans need to be on the lookout for the egg masses of two highly invasive insects: the spotted lanternfly and spongy moth. The best way to take them out of the state? Smash ...

County’s spraying will be limited, but land owners can get the job done themselves. Gypsy moth caterpillar on a tree in Bear Creek Township. Pete G. Wilcox/the times leader If your property wasn’t ...

BELLEVUE -- The state Agriculture Department was scheduled to begin spraying Btk, a biological insecticide, in a commercial area in Bellevue late last night or early this morning to kill the European ...

A fungus in Connecticut may be eliminating gypsy moth caterpillars. Members of Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection said they have received reports of "dead and dying gypsy moth ...

Scientists have found the gene that drives a virus to kill gypsy moth caterpillars in a particularly gruesome way. The virus forces the... How A Clever Virus Kills A Very Hungry Caterpillar Scientists ...