Plans to spray for spongy moths in five Minnesota counties have been scrapped after the federal funding for the aerial treatments didn’t come through. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture planned to apply an insecticide called Btk to 12 areas throughout the state to fight the spongy moth, whose voracious appetite is devastating to forests.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture(MDA) says it can not move forward with a proposed management plan in 12 areas for its spongy moths after it was unable to secure federal funding.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s proposal to manage spongy moth infestations in five counties across eastern Minnesota has been canceled after federal funding for the plan fell through. The ...

DULUTH — Plans to spray for spongy moths in five Minnesota counties, including three in the Northland, have been scrapped after the federal funding for the aerial treatments didn't come through.

You have likely seen Tussock moth caterpillars around your home or at local parks in the past few weeks. These hairy insects can give you a rash if you touch them. The caterpillars are all over ...

A drone equipped with an antenna from a male moth can locate the source of a smell more accurately than any electrical sensors. Unfortunately, however, the only smell it can detect is the sex ...

WINONA, Minn. — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) added La Crosse County to the state and federal spongy moth quarantine last week. They warned that ...

Headliners Marisa And The Moths are a grunge influenced, Reading-based rock band. Their alternative rock sound features Marisa Rodriguez’s powerhouse vocals. Her lyrics delve into heavy topics such as ...

It’s that time of year when pesky moths start to flutter around our homes – and munch our woollens. So if you don’t want to find your precious cashmere jumper full of holes – or your favou ...

It's that time of the year again: stinging caterpillar season. Furry buck moth caterpillars, armed with hollow spines attached to their venom sac, are slowly emerging throughout the state.