Describing her longtime interest in moths and butterflies, Mariana Abarca points to the fundamental role Lepidoptera play in sustaining life on Earth. “What they do is turn plant tissue into protein ...

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Researchers from Michigan State University believe they have invented a better—or at least a cheaper—version of the proverbial mouse trap. Except instead of a mouse trap, it's a moth trap. The new ...

The annual gypsy moth hunt is under way. The Oregon Department of Agriculture has begun placing thousands of insect traps throughout the state in an effort to detect the insect and other invasive, ...

Finding 14 of any type of gypsy moth is concerned to state officials, who had reduced the number to between zero and four moths per year for the last five years. The moths can devastate forests, ...

Those whose gardens were ravaged by tent caterpillars this year may not be feeling particularly friendly toward moths of any kind just now. When the night is thick with rusty-brown tent caterpillar ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is once again gearing up to put more than 10,000 spongy moth traps around the state to monitor the species' ...

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SANDPOINT, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) said on Tuesday, that an invasive spongy moth was detected in Sandpoint for the first time in more than 30 years. IDL works with the Idaho State ...

A cheaper, lighter moth trap can improve the ability of students and other citizen scientists to traps and collect insects. Researchers from Michigan State University believe they have invented a ...