The plan would treat approximately 17,328 acres of land in the greater Eastern Panhandle, including the counties of Berkeley, ...

It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as gypsy moths, which can cause the most harm to local trees.

A gypsy moth caterpillar crawls along partially eaten leaves of a tree in Trenton, N.J. The spongy moth caterpillar has a yellow and black head, a hairy body with pairs of blue spots, followed by ...

Spongy moths (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known as the gypsy moth) are a major threat ... “Early action against spongy moth caterpillars can help prevent widespread tree loss.” ...