Boxwoods are the most common evergreen shrubs used by most landscapers. And this invasive insect is out to get them. How to ...
The light brown apple moth may not be the voracious crop threat portrayed by state and federal agricultural officials, according to some scientists who also warn that the aerial spraying of a ...
While the name of the target insect has been changed to spongy moth, from the familiar gypsy moth, the attack remains much the same - aerial spraying – and it’s getting underway right on schedule. The ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday the start of aerial spraying of state-owned woodlands to combat the spread of spongy moths populations poised for ...
SACRAMENTO, California, June 25, 2008 (ENS) - Backing off earlier plans for aerial spraying, California state officials announced they will fight the light brown apple moth farming pest by using a ...
A rural area in Cowlitz County, Wash., likely will be showered with an organic pesticide in the spring to kill gypsy moths emerging as caterpillars, according to the state Department of Agriculture.
Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) remains one of the most persistent and destructive pests of homegrown apples and pears. Understanding how to identify it, how it develops through the season, and how to ...
Insect pests: Natural-born moth killers INSECT pests aren't just a garden problem. We are in the grip of an indoor epidemic of clothes moths. Ever since natural fibres came back in vogue, moth larvae ...
Scientists are preparing to start trials of the world's first genetically modified insect, an unnatural born killer moth that will fly over cotton fields, passing a deadly gene on to its pestilent kin ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- If you were woken up by a low-flying helicopter Tuesday morning, hopefully you can rest easy knowing it was for the good of the trees. The Illinois Department of Agriculture is ...
WOODWAY — They’re the worst of tenants. They’re destructive, they eat everything in sight and they don’t know when it’s time to leave. Gypsy moths native to Asia have set up camp in some Snohomish ...