Eggs hatch in late spring. Caterpillars eat leaves through midsummer. Caterpillars pupate and transform into moths in late July and August. Moths live only a few days to mate, lay eggs and then die.

If you've noticed an abundance of hungry black caterpillars devouring your trees or crawling around on your patio, you may be dealing with an invasion of spongy moths. These insects, formerly called ...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources issued this news release today: DNR’s Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology is hosting several public meetings in Huntington, Marshall and Porter ...

MADISON—The initial plan to start spraying for the gypsy moth in La Crosse County on June 29 has been postponed to June 30 due to windy conditions. Thus, plans for Trempealeau and Vernon counties also ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat spongy moths (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known ...

If you are wondering why you haven’t been finding as many acorns under oak trees, spongy moths may be to blame. Spongy moths, formerly called gypsy moths, have been eating oak tree leaves across the ...