Our overconcern has resulted in the unnecessary poisoning of the Earth with pesticides in unwarranted efforts to “save” ...

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is seeking the public’s input on a proposal for aerial treatment designed to limit gypsy moth infestation ... Large numbers of caterpillars are ...

The caterpillar will turn into a spongy moth. The agency planned to spray Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, or Btk, a naturally occurring soil bacteria that kills gypsy moth caterpillars ...

North Carolina officials will start treatment in May for an infestation of spongy moths in the Waynesville area.

Plans to spray for spongy moths in five Minnesota counties have been scrapped after the federal funding for the aerial treatments didn’t come through. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture ...

8. Spongy Moth (Formerly Known as the Gypsy Moth) Not exactly a garden caterpillar, the foamy moth is nonetheless a caterpillar you should know about. You may remember this insect as the gypsy ...

Deep in the humid rainforests of South America, Africa, and Asia, a remarkable biological horror story unfolds daily. Unsuspecting ants go about their normal routines until they encounter microscopic ...

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in ...

Three cities in the Midwest will have a quarantine placed on them to help tackle outbreaks of spongy moth-infested areas.

The three areas were scheduled to be aerially managed this spring with an insecticide used to kill spongy moth caterpillars, ...

Living within about six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say the bone-collector caterpillar may be one of the ...