Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of South Carolina, used the words “fuzzy” and “adorable” ...

The film explores the life cycles of butterflies and moths, specifically focusing on the Red Admiral butterfly and the Promethea moth. It discusses their similarities and differences, including their ...

Bug Club does not simply observe insects but also takes action in the Athens neighborhood. Through visits to Old Man’s Cave ...

(SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Off color blemishes are left on the branches of a Northern Red Oak tree from spongy moth egg masses that occupied the tree from recent year’s past. (SEAN ...

“You have several species of trees that are highly attractive to spongy moths, so all oak species, most maple, red maple, sugar maple, and almost every species of deciduous trees,” said Latz.

Seventy percent of Pennsylvania's forests are privately owned. These landowners could help stop the latest outbreak of the pest.

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about specific apple tree sprays and commiserated about fake hosta seeds.

Pennsylvania falls within the defined USDA Northeast region of the U.S.: the western Pennsylvania specific USDA Planting Zone ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

The Puck Building is becoming the red-hot center of Manhattan's tech scene. That's led to crowding at the coffee shop across ...

N.J. The spongy moth caterpillar has a yellow and black head, a hairy body with pairs of blue spots, followed by pairs of red spots. State foresters say the problem requires aerial treatment and ...