CityNews spoke with the head of the Invasive Species Centre in Ontario about what we can do to slow the spread of pests and diseases.

The Midland County Spongy Moth Suppression Program will begin spraying Tuesday morning over areas of the City of Midland and ...

As spongy moths, an invasive species that defoliates forests, continue their westward pursuit, Carlton County has become ground zero in Minnesota's effort to scale back the infestation. Having already ...

Spongy moth ( Lymantria dispar dispar) is a destructive, invasive insect that poses a danger to North America's forests. The ...

Spongy moth, formerly known as gypsy moth, is an invasive insect species that has been making its way into Minnesota from ...

The Pa. DCNR has planned a rare spraying for fall cankerworms as well as for spongy moths across Pennsylvania. Here's why and ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth ... the goliath grouper. The moths are invasive and destructive critters ...

and formerly called the European gypsy moth, is an invasive species that feeds on 300 different types of trees and shrubs. The spongy moth is deemed a hazard by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Now, there's another invasive species chewing through vast ... name Lymantria dispar dispar and once known as the European gypsy moth — is deemed a hazard, as it defoliates trees, leaving ...

Some invasive species are putting our local forests at risk, according to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM). The spongy moth — formerly called the European gypsy moth — has ...

These insects, formerly called gypsy moths, are poised for another year ... Here's what else you need to know about this invasive species:How bad is the spongy moth outbreak?