MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Spongy moth populations are declining. According to the Michigan Invasive Species Program, the populations will continue their downward trend in many locations in 2024. The outbreak ...

While nature lovers are fascinated by the upcoming, once-in-a-generation emergence of cicada broods, attention is also turning to a far more dangerous bug — the spongy moth. The destabilizing and ...

Robins and daffodils are a good sign spring is here, but Hoosiers should also be on the lookout for invasive species to keep nature healthy. The USDA is asking Indiana residents to stomp out pests and ...

Macomb County Michigan State University Extension is asking the public to look for spongy moth egg masses that can defoliate trees and decrease a community's tree canopy. Spongy moth adult females lay ...

The invasive caterpillars can defoliate trees, which puts the plant under stress in an already dry summer. Additionally, the hairs on the caterpillar's body can cause skin and respiratory irritation.

The Department of Agriculture wants residents to be on the lookout for spongy masses growing outdoors "to help stomp out invasive pests this spring." The spongy masses are the eggs of the spotted ...

From late November through December, the adult buck moths, which have charcoal black-and-white wings and rusty orange on ...

Have you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently? Although not quite at their peak hatching season, people are starting to notice, and feel, the ...

Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is always a wonderful, if somewhat chaotic, time of year in Indiana. Between the heavy rains and beautiful flowers blooming, the months leading up to summer can make ...