When it's time to pull out the sweaters and scarfs for winter, you may uncover a nasty surprise. The wool sweaters you tucked into the back of the closet months ago now have little moth holes chewed ...

Marie Inger Dam is a co-inventor on several patent applications relating to pheromone production. A single “sexy” gene could help us combat one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests. By deleting ...

It's called leaf litter, but the multi-colored fall foliage covering your lawn is anything but trash. It’s habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects, many of which rely on leaves for ...

Adult moths are distinctive with bi-colored wings and are often found flying at dusk or resting on walls. The larvae, which are small and whitish, leave behind a silky webbing near the food source ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- There’s quite a mess in many local trees right now. Fall webworm moth larvae are beginning to emerge as we reach late summer. The caterpillars build their nests in trees, ...

A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases examined the role of cannabinoids in combating fungal infections. The study found that cannabidiol (CBD) and other phytocannabinoids can decrease ...

In 2018, an invertebrate biologist discovered an unfamiliar black caterpillar feeding on a māmaki plant in Olowalu Valley. Experts confirmed the caterpillar was ramie moth, a species native to ...

METRO DETROIT — For those who have been to the farther reaches of the region in the summer, a few odd sights stand out to the keen eye. Crop dusters flying low in the morning hours. Bands of burlap or ...

Birch Creek Golf Course recently dealt with an infestation of Douglas-fir tussock moth larvae, which damaged several of the course’s ornamental spruce trees. While the infestation was identified and ...

Forests around the Wood River Valley have been invaded by two more species of tree-eating insects. A stand of Douglas fir on the south side of Greenhorn Gulch has been attacked by tussock moth ...