Scientists say they have figured out how a very clever virus outwits a very hungry caterpillar. The caterpillar is the gypsy moth in its larval stage, and the invasive species damages roughly a ...

According to a study, insights from the genome of the European gypsy moth may inform pest control strategies. Introduced to North America in the 1860s, the European gypsy moth caterpillar is a ...

The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) are joining forest health professionals to monitor the invasive spongy moth (formerly ...

If you spot low-flying planes over Duluth this week, they're most likely involved in gypsy moth control efforts. Starting Monday and possibly continuing through Friday - depending on weather - the ...

AFTON--Aerial spraying to control gypsy moth caterpillars is planned for spring in the Afton area to reduce gypsy moth populations and prevent the caterpillars from defoliating trees. The treatment ...

ROCHESTER N.Y. (WHEC) — Let’s answer a good question about a bug takeover. Gypsy Moth caterpillars can sweep through in waves, taking over your yard and stripping leaves from our trees. We’ve had a ...

Two public informational meetings have been scheduled for interested area residents and users of Wisconsin State Parks in southern Wisconsin to learn more about plans to spray portions of four state ...

The Bay County Gypsy Moth Program had nearly 4,000 acres of infested woodlots treated by aerial spray to control the increasing spread of Gypsy Moths. The woodlots, located in six townships throughout ...

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 ...

Scientists have found the gene that drives a virus to kill gypsy moth caterpillars in a particularly gruesome way. The virus forces the... How A Clever Virus Kills A Very Hungry Caterpillar Scientists ...