HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday the start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat spongy moths (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known ...

Efforts to curb the invasive spongy moth will continue Wednesday in several suburbs, when low-flying, yellow "air tractor" planes will spray an organic, biodegradable mating disruption product in 12 ...

A helicopter spraying to help control spongy moth caterpillar activity passes over the Oakwood neighborhood in Patton Township on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. A low-flying helicopter in Patton Township ...

Pennsylvania DCNR will spray for spongy moths and fall cankerworm, marking the first cankerworm spraying in nearly 30 years. Spraying targets almost 75,000 acres for spongy moths, a significant ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared an emergency over spongy moths, formerly called gypsy moths. According to a news release from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) on Wednesday ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The start of aerial spraying of state woodlands to combat spongy moth (formally known as gypsy moth) populations poised for spring outbreaks in many sections of Pennsylvania.

When the invasive spongy moth is in its caterpillar phase, it isn’t a picky eater. That’s part of the reason the bugs are so destructive. “They eat between [300] and 500 different types of plants,” ...

MONTAGUE - A low-flying airplane will be over areas of the township early Wednesday morning spraying for what are now known as spongy moth caterpillars. The areas are to receive a liquid spray over ...

It's time to start working on managing pests in your fruit and landscape trees this year. Springtime is starting, even if it is delayed a bit from the normal timing. Given the huge differences in ...

Editor’s note: Vote totals have been updated since the original time of publishing. KENT COUNTY, MI - Voters have decided on the proposed local tax to defend Lowell Charter Township trees from the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- If you were woken up by a low-flying helicopter Tuesday morning, hopefully you can rest easy knowing it was for the good of the trees. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is ...

A low-flying helicopter in Patton Township sprayed 1,250 acres of wooded neighborhoods early Tuesday morning to control spongy moth caterpillar activity. The helicopter sprayed a biological ...