The gypsy moth is a European species introduced to the United States in Boston during 1869 that eats the leaves of, or defoliates, some 300-500 plants, but it is particularly fond of oaks. While ...

In June 2014, and again in June 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) found one Asian Gypsy Moth in North Charleston – one just off the ...

DES MOINES --- State agencies are reminding residents in Jackson, Allamakee and Winneshiek counties that low-flying airplanes will release pheromone flakes next week. The effort is an attempt to slow ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – These creepy critters enjoy nice long picnics in the woods. The leaf-eating gypsy moth caterpillars are out in force in parts of the mid-Atlantic following a warm, dry spring ...

U.S. bug experts are dropping the name gypsy moth because it is considered an ethnic slur. They are doing the same for gypsy ants. The announcement is the first time the Entomological Society of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ State environmental officials say they have captured a record number of gypsy moths, an exotic insect which defoliates and can eventually kill trees. The Iowa Department of ...

While it's too late to sign up for Perry County's residential gypsy moth spraying program, now is the time to look for egg masses and to hire a private applicator. At the county commissioners' Jan. 12 ...

A final decision is expected early next year. Larry Nichols, gypsy moth programs coordinator for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, said he hopes federal aid will be ...

The 2016 gypsy moth survey trapping season has ended and results are in: 86,462 moths were caught in 11,383 traps set in Wisconsin this summer as part of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade ...