Prince William County officials have launched an aggressive spraying and monitoring program to fight squads of gypsy moths that have infested thousands of acres of trees in the county's western end.

If you spot yellow aircraft flying low over the trees this week, you may wonder if you've wandered into a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest." But don't worry, you (probably) aren't ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture is beginning treatment to control the Spongy Moth population in the state. Spongy Moths, formerly known as Gypsy Moths, are considered a ...

The Bay County Gypsy Moth Program had nearly 4,000 acres of infested woodlots treated by aerial spray to control the increasing spread of Gypsy Moths. The woodlots, located in six townships throughout ...

Temporary fences made of metal wire, yellow plastic tape and padlocks guard hundreds of Christmas trees at the Redoubt soccer complex on Bonny Oaks Drive. Signs from the United States Department of ...

They are back! A Clinton County resident contacted the Michigan State University Extension Lawn and Garden Hotline to report heavy caterpillar feeding in maples, pines and apple trees. A few trees had ...

A March 8 letter -- "Chemical poisons overused in controlling insects" -- expressed concern about proposed gypsy moth treatments along the North Shore. Since the writer was from the Twin Cities, she ...

Prince William is back at war with the rascally gypsy moth, a voracious, leaf-munching scourge that looks like a mustache and eats like an elephant. Public works officials began an "aerial suppression ...

If you spot low-flying planes over Duluth this week, they're most likely involved in gypsy moth control efforts. Starting Monday and possibly continuing through Friday - depending on weather - the ...