The Minnesota Department of Agriculture plans to treat eight different areas spanning 19,000 acres in Carlton County for ...

Hopewell Township residents can breathe a sigh of relief: a recent survey by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) found no major infestations of the spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), an ...

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METRO DETROIT — For those who have been to the farther reaches of the region in the summer, a few odd sights stand out to the keen eye. Crop dusters flying low in the morning hours. Bands of burlap or ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is set to conduct aerial spraying to manage the invasive spongy moth population in Mount Vernon and surrounding areas this week. According to a news release, spongy ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will soon begin aerial treatments to control populations of the Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth), an invasive species in Ohio. Treatments will be applied in ...

Courtesy Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Approximately 20 spongy moth caterpillars climbing on a tree trunk, with four stuck to a band of blue tape wrapped around the ...

CARLTON COUNTY — As spongy moths, an invasive species that defoliates forests, continue their westward pursuit, Carlton County has become ground zero in Minnesota’s effort to scale back the ...

Winona County is on the front lines of Minnesota’s efforts to combat spongy moths, an invasive caterpillar that defoliates forests. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) was planning to treat ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture- Forest Service, will be conducting aerial treatment of approximately ...