North Carolina officials will start treatment in May for an infestation of spongy moths in the Waynesville area.

The moth, referred to as the “puss caterpillar” in its larval stage, is scheduled to arrive in North Carolina in April, LoPresti said. Here’s what to know about the furry insects.

In today's Budding Wisdom, Heidi Skinner writes about the two kinds of bugs: "the ones we love and the ones we loathe" and ...

Aerial spraying to tamp down an infestation of the forest-killing spongy moth in Waynesville and Maggie Valley has been bumped back to the second half of next week. The spraying in Haywood County was ...

Spongy moths — the invasive pest whose caterpillars can defoliate and destroy large sections of forest — are on the rise in ...

When areas become heavily infested by the moths, trees may be completely stripped of leaves, and tree death can occur.

The mandolin moth serenades his potential mates. Image by The Natural Europe Project, Hungarian Natural History Museum. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. This creature has been romantically dubbed the ...