It's no secret that dealing with pests in the backyard is part and parcel of being a gardener. It can be a nuisance to see ...

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

Timothy Dugan, Delaware State Forest District forester for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, ...

If you notice defoliation, you may be dealing with a case of a gypsy moth invasion. Gypsy moths, or rather their caterpillars, have a voracious appetite for tree leaves and can pose a significant ...

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.

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

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

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

European grapevine moth, Asian citrus psyllid, Mediterranean fruit fly, Oriental fruit fly, melon fly, Japanese beetle and ...

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 ...