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 ...

In July 2021, the ESA removed the old name from the list over its potential slur. Officials said the new moniker—which derives from the common name used in France and French-speaking Canada, ...

If you pay attention to environmental news, you’ll already be aware of the invasive, extremely destructive moth with tawny, speckled wings and feathery antennae that’s threatened to munch Washington’s ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD (WJW) – The gypsy moth has a new name. The Entomological Society of America voted to formally adopt “spongy moth” as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar. The ...

Last month, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced it's plans to spray more than 109,000 acres of state game lands to protect the forests from spongy moths. For those who may not have heard of the ...

"Spongy moth" has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar, or L. dispar after the old name was identified as a slur, announced Wednesday by the Entomological ...

Northeastern Minnesota is the central battleground this year in the state's war against tree-eating gypsy moths. "We're seeing a big increase in the number of moths caught in our monitoring traps," ...

DULUTH — Entomologists have changed the name of the gypsy moth to the spongy moth, but the battle against the forest-munching invaders will continue this summer with aerial spraying in eastern ...

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 ...