It's no secret that dealing with pests in the backyard is part and parcel of being a gardener. It can be a nuisance to see curious critters takeover your carefully curated planting and cause damage.

There are two pathogens that help to control browntail moth populations,” explains Tom Schmeelk, an entomologist with the ...

The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood ...

When they come into contact with people, the microscopic hairs of the browntail moth caterpillars cause a red, itchy rash that can last for weeks. The hairs can also cause respiratory problems ...

Jill Pollok, Brian Kunkel and UD undergraduate students team up to stay ahead of invasive species throughout Delaware ...

It is indeed wonderful camouflage. This is the angle shades moth in its characteristic resting position. By wrinkling and ...

Hotter, drier North American climates will curtail the growth of a critical fungus used to keep the invasive spongy moth in ...

Computer models developed by the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory predict that hotter, drier conditions ...

The microscopic hairs of the browntail moth caterpillars, when they come into contact with people, cause a red, itchy rash that can last for weeks. The hairs can also cause respiratory problems ...

Last year, the Maine Forest Service conducted two aerial surveys, measuring the amount of browntail moth caterpillars in our state. “And with both of those aerial surveys combined, we only ...