Less familiar are details of Native Americans' interaction with the thumb-sized bugs. To them, "Mormon" crickets were as much ...

The invasive insect can damage fruit orchards, nurseries and logging and wine industries by destroying crops. These used to be called gypsy moths and are one of North America’s most harmful forest ...

A startup called American Castanea has joined the quest to revive the American chestnut tree, the first step in its plan to ...

The Lymantria dispar, or spongy/gypsy moth, was introduced to North America in 1869 at Medford, Mass., where it was used in a failed silk-production experiment.

However, you might find your once-vibrant oak trees stripped bare by defoliation, and that is nothing short of disheartening. If you notice defoliation, you may be dealing with a case of a gypsy moth ...

The National Park Service will fund stream flow measurements at Barryville, and Japanese mystery snails have been found in ...

The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar), formerly known as the gypsy moth, is a destructive forest and tree pest ...

So many things have been ravaging our region’s habitats directly related to our “messing around with Mother Nature.” Our ...

Sensitive forest ecosystems become more vulnerable, particularly when the sun shines and it does not rain—pest insects, such as gypsy moths and the like, can proliferate in the forest and cause ...

Many scientists, researchers and journalists would like to change the language we use to discuss invasives. For instance, the ...

Philip “Bunk” Griffin, a Saranac Laker who documented and became part of this village’s history, died at home on Oct. 16. He ...