Minnesota is the nation’s hotspot for a wave of invasive moths moving across the U.S., agricultural experts said. State ...

State agriculture officials have unveiled plans to spray a nontoxic pheromone in dozens of treatment areas this summer to disrupt the mating of spongy moths, a leaf-eating insect that can damage trees ...

After quarantining Prairie Island last year, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is planning to limit the spread of spongy moth, an invasive insect that defoliates forests, by using planes ...

CHESTERTOWN — Kent County commissioners addressed a range of county business during their March 3 meeting, including grant ...

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has identified and anticipates treating spongy moth (formerly called gypsy moth) infestations on 28,766 acres in Watauga and six other North Ca ...

Minnesota's spongy moth, causing damage to local trees, is now under control efforts, including aerial treatments. Public ...

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has identified infestations of spongy moth in seven counties across North Carolina, including Rowan, that it anticipates treating in ...

Editor’s note: Vote totals have been updated since the original time of publishing. KENT COUNTY, MI - Voters have decided on the proposed local tax to defend Lowell Charter Township trees from the ...

KENT COUNTY, MI - A local proposal would increase a millage that aims to suppress, monitor and control the invasive spongy moths in Lowell Charter Township. “Spongy moths pose a serious threat to ...

Marie Inger Dam is a co-inventor on several patent applications relating to pheromone production. A single “sexy” gene could help us combat one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests. By deleting ...

METRO DETROIT — For those who have been to the farther reaches of the region in the summer, a few odd sights stand out to the keen eye. Crop dusters flying low in the morning hours. Bands of burlap or ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is conducting aerial spraying to manage the invasive spongy moth population in Mount Vernon and surrounding areas this week. The caterpillars of the spongy ...