Both the Asian gypsy moth and the European hybrid are thought to have taken hold in parts of Snohomish County, where the state department for agriculture began spraying a biological insecticide ...

Gypsy moth outbreaks typically last two to four years. So after last year’s explosion of the leaf-eating caterpillars that stripped thousands of trees, plans are in the works to nip another ...

A legion of larvae European gypsy moth larvae — otherwise known as caterpillars — eat the foliage of hundreds of trees, according to the USDA, including oak and aspen.

The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth of European origin. Gypsy moth larvae prefer hardwoods, but may feed on several hundred different species of trees and shrubs. In the East the gypsy ...

The Spongy Moth, also known as the Lymantria dispar dispar, and formerly called the European gypsy moth, is an invasive species that feeds on 300 different types of trees and shrubs.

One European gypsy moth was caught in Bellingham this summer in a statewide trapping effort to fend off the non-native pest, which is a voracious eater of more than 500 species of trees and ...

The spongy moth — formerly called the European gypsy moth — has wreaked havoc across the state in past years, and it’s not alone.

Today’s European gypsy moth infestation came from a release of captive moths in Massachusetts 150 years ago, so yes, we’ll turn around a 740-foot bulk carrier over 4 tiny egg masses.” ...

The Spongy Moth, also known as the Lymantria dispar dispar, and formerly called the European gypsy moth, is an invasive species that feeds on 300 different types of trees and shrubs.

A legion of larvae European gypsy moth larvae — otherwise known as caterpillars — eat the foliage of hundreds of trees, according to the USDA, including oak and aspen.