The spread of an invasive pest called spongy moth is becoming a big threat to Olmsted County’s economy, environment, and ...

Editor’s Note: The Entomological Society of America no longer recognizes “gypsy moths” under its common name. This group suggests the insect’s scientific name, “Lymantria dispar, or L. dispar, instead ...

If you live in a place where a moth known by the scientific name Lymantria dispar did damage last summer, you probably can’t forget it. In the first significant outbreak in many years, the ...

We take for granted the colorful foliage every year in N.H. But some 30,000 acres of oak forest were defoliated this summer by the re-emergence of lymantria, an invasive species. How will this affect ...

FILE - In this July 19, 2007 file photo, a Lymantria dispar moth caterpillar crawls along partially eaten leaves of a tree in Trenton, N.J. In July 2021, the Entomological Society of America announced ...

Mark-release-recapture studies on gypsy moth larvae, Lymantria dispar (L.), past the third stadium indicated that larvae frequently switch host trees, and their presence on trees is not based solely ...

image: "Spongy moth" has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar by the Entomological Society of America. The ESA Governing Board voted unanimously last week ...

(WFRV) – In an attempt to stop using a name deemed derogatory, the “gypsy moth” is no more and officials have determined a new name for the insect. The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced ...

"Spongy moth" has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar by the Entomological Society of America. The ESA Governing Board voted unanimously last week to ...

Silk is a valuable resource for crafting desert clothes and tents in Ark Ragnarok. This is an uncommon resource that can be gathered either by picking flowers or killing Lymantria. Use a Sabertooth or ...