The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) remains one of the most intensively studied forest pests due to its dynamic population fluctuations and wide-ranging ecological impacts. Its outbreaks not only lead ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ State environmental officials say they have captured a record number of gypsy moths, an exotic insect which defoliates and can eventually kill trees. The Iowa Department of ...

Gypsy moths were introduced in Massachusetts more than a century ago. The caterpillars can defoliate, weaken and kill more than 300 different species of trees and shrubs, according to the USDA. Since ...

How do you keep a gypsy moth infestation at bay? You sexually frustrate the males until they die. That’s the strategy used by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Agricultural officials are preparing to launch their largest air war ever to protect the forests of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin against gypsy moths. In the wake ...