Boettner studies the winter moth now, another invasive species whose caterpillars attack trees. In the course of studying winter moth defoliation he took a look at gypsy moth defoliation in areas all ...

BALLSTON SPA — Deb Langlois can't use her backyard this year. Spongy moth caterpillars – formerly known as gypsy moths – have taken over, denuding her trees and defecating so much "it sounds like rain ...

Imagine stepping into your back yard and finding a beautiful oak tree without leaves in the middle of July. That is what happens when the gypsy moths invade. They make zombies look cute. There's a ...

First, it was the spotted lanternfly wreaking havoc and killing trees and shrubbery in Bucks County and throughout Pennsylvania. Now, there's another invasive species chewing through vast numbers of ...