It's no secret that dealing with pests in the backyard is part and parcel of being a gardener. It can be a nuisance to see curious critters takeover your carefully curated planting and cause damage.

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

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

It is not just vegetables that are susceptible to caterpillars. Gypsy moth caterpillars cause damage to many trees, including ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

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 ...

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 ...

It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as gypsy moths, which can cause the most harm to local trees.

Caterpillars chew small holes in leaves and can potentially ... as well as counterparts in Canada and the United States began phasing out the use of the common name “Gypsy Moth” in 2021. The preferred ...

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 ...

Game commission officials say spongy moths were previously known as "gypsy moths" before the Entomological Society of America changed their name. No spraying will be scheduled the mornings of ...