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 ...

A virus that kills gypsy moth caterpillars when their population surges, as it has in the Finger Lakes region and elsewhere, appears to be taking its toll on the leaf-eating pests. Here are the signs ...

LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — West Michigan tree owners sick of caterpillar droppings raining down on them may get some reprieve this year. James Wieferich, forest health specialist with the Michigan ...

An outbreak of gypsy moths in northwest Connecticut is causing extensive tree damage around the town of Sharon. State scientists said Tuesday about 25,000 acres of oak, beech, and aspen trees have ...

Spongy moths – formerly known as gypsy moths – appear to be making an early appearance this summer. Reports of large numbers of brown moths with a penchant for diving at people in their backyards ...

Here's what to do about those caterpillars devouring your trees. Here's what to do about those caterpillars devouring your trees. Here's what to do about those caterpillars devouring your trees. If ...