This week The Moth Radio Hour is proud to present to you stories full of pleasant surprises. From unexpected friends, to the Civil Rights Movement, and a love story over 60 years in the making.

Samples of female spongy moths and larvae — part of a hundred year old collection at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The female moths have wings but are flightless.

Spraying is planned for 16 different state game lands – 38,146 acres in all – and will begin as soon as leaf-out occurs and spongy moth egg masses hatch, likely in late April and May.

Samples of female spongy moths and larvae — part of a hundred year old collection at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The female moths have wings but are flightless.

Spongy moths, your time has come. At least in the Keystone State. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced it intends to spray 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring in order to combat ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In an effort to protect wildlife habitats, the Pennsylvania Game Commission on Monday announced plans to spray more than 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring.

What’s the difference between moths and butterflies, in evolutionary terms? — David Hayes | Baltimore, Maryland Night and day—literally. Most moths are nocturnal; butterflies are essentially ...

Just when we thought Mel couldn’t be more of a villain, she finds a way to go full Shakespearean manipulator — but make it tennis-themed. Upon discovering a moth infestation in Coop’s house (the one ...

Each year the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) participates in the Slow the Spread program, a national effort to suppress the invasive spongy moth population and slow their movement across ...

The commission said spraying will begin "as soon as leaf-out occurs and spongy moth egg masses hatch, likely in late April and May."No spraying will be scheduled on the mornings of youth turkey ...