Spongy Moth

How to Treat Leaf Chewing Caterpillars

Posted on April 16, 2024
Springtime heralds the emergence of new growth, including insect larvae. While many insects can damage trees and plants in all their life stages, in spring caterpillars are the primary culprit
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Gypsy Moth: What We Know Today….

Posted on May 2, 2019

Last year the oldest standing Oak at the Quabbin Reservoir died due to repeated attacks by the Gypsy Moth. The affect of repeated defoliation on trees is widely known, but

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Spongy Moths Return to New England

Posted on May 31, 2017
Spongy moth is the new common name for Lymantria dispar, formally known as the gypsy moth. Read more at: Spongy Moth is the New Name for an Old Pest History
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