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 ...

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 ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A plague of gypsy moth caterpillars is munching its way across Upstate New York, turning verdant shade trees into brown skeletons, coating decks and picnic tables with feces, ...

Laura Bailey, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County Natural Resources Educator & Northwest Regional Director of the Master Forest Owner (MFO) Program FINGER LAKES — Currently, in the Finger ...

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 ...

Reader question: Is the gypsy moth under control in city parks, or does it remain a concern? Are aerial sprayings of insecticide still being done? It seems most of the attention has switched to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I was looking out the window the other day, and I saw a black caterpillar crawling along the edge of the window frame. I recognized at once what type of caterpillar it was. The gypsy moth caterpillars ...