A pantry moth, bent on destruction, sits innocently amidst some flour on a kitchen counter. - Jurik Peter/Shutterstock As the winter holidays approach, getting the kitchen organized is helpful to make ...

A round of aerial treatment to prevent the spread of the invasive spongy moth is set for several parts of St. Clair County next month, two years after the species’ caterpillars wreaked havoc on local ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. San Francisco, Calif. — In late June, the California Department of Food and Agriculture canceled plans to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- If you were woken up by a low-flying helicopter Tuesday morning, hopefully you can rest easy knowing it was for the good of the trees. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The spongy moth, previously referred to as a gypsy moth, has spread (and been a problem) across the northeastern United States for a long time. But officials from the ...

The township shared that spongy moth would pose a serious threat to the local tree canopy by destroying leaves and leaving ...

When they pierce the skin of their targets, including humans, their saliva can produce an itchy irritation. That same saliva can also deliver bacterial and viral infections, such as West Nile and Zika ...

The California oak moth is a creature of extremes. Most of the time these small white insects fly completely under the radar. But every once in a while, they go on a breeding frenzy that is impossible ...

The woodlands at Prince Gallitzin State Park will be treated to combat spongy moth, formerly known as the gypsy moth, DCNR said in a news release. Aerial spraying to combat the destructive moth ...

HAMILTON – Using weather data collected at the Western Agriculture Research Center and codling moth captures around the valley, local agronomists have bumped up the date to spray against codling moths ...

NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – Residents in areas of Noble County could see a yellow airplane flying low over treetops Thursday morning as the Indiana Department of Natural Resources spray for spongy ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include the right contact number for spongy moth concerns. A round of aerial treatment to prevent the spread of the invasive spongy moth is set for ...