A new scientific paper has revealed that a pest moth species originally from Africa and Asia has been discovered in Gozo, and ...

University of Kentucky surveyors and citizen scientists are monitoring Kentucky forests in an effort to slow the spread of an invasive species of moth that could harm local foliage, hurt the state’s ...

Efforts to track and limit the proliferation of spongy moths – formerly known as European gypsy moths – have been ongoing for more than four decades in Kentucky.

Both the spongy moth, then called gypsy moth, and the brown-tailed moth were capable of stripping trees season after season, resulting in the death of the tree.

The gypsy moth is an indigenous species that infects oak forests in Central and Southern Europe, Asia and Africa. The larvae’s voracious appetite poses a major environmental problem because the ...

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.

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.

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

The gypsy moth has a new name, could do more damage this year Here's what to do about those caterpillars devouring your trees.

In March of 2022, the ESA formally adopted “spongy moth” as the new common name for Lymantria dispar in a reference to the spongy nature of the insect’s egg masses.

The Spongy Moth previously known as the European Gypsy Moth is a pest unlike any other. They are an invasive species known for destroying several types of trees, damaging homes, and more. The ravenous ...

Known for centuries as the gypsy moth, the little creature has recently undergone a name change to spongy moth — its previous moniker is now considered insulting to members of the Romani culture. A ...