WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The little black insects are all over parts of central Pennsylvania. Spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths, recently hatched and are looking for leaves to feed on.

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Take a few steps into a leafy forest in New York’s Hudson Valley, close your eyes, and listen: That’s not the ...

As a caterpillar, the invasive spongy moth consumes as much leaf tissue as it can, as fast as it can, threatening the lives of whole forests across the upper Midwest. But Illinois continues to stand ...

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 ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking residents to keep an eye out for a tiny terror. The spongy moth, formally known as ...

I don’t know about you, but something with spongy in the name doesn’t really imply danger. Maybe soft and squishy, but certainly not “the most serious forest defoliator in the United States.” Despite ...

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has proposed treating more than 17,000 acres of forest land in the state, ...

The world’s largest moth was found in Washington, but WA state is also home to more moths that could eat your clothes, plants and find their way into your home. Washington Department of Agriculture ...

FOSTER – State forester Alana Russell pulled off Hartford Pike on a gray afternoon this month to investigate a holiday intruder’s fluttering courtship occurring in the adjacent woods. That the air ...