Many plants are deciduous in autumn and winter, which means that they defoliate or die back, and then refoliate or regenerate in spring. Many others are evergreen, which simply means that they are ...

The hornworm is a voracious eater and can defoliate a plant making it leafless in a very short time. Because of their green color they are hard to see on garden plants even though they are large.

In addition to causing that “creepy crawly feeling,” an outbreak of spongy moth caterpillars over the past couple weeks has created a nuisance for residents of Park Ridge and likely other ...

As caterpillars west of town defoliate trees, they also induce itchy skin, rash, watery eyes and sneezing in unsuspecting, allergic people in town.

The spray is non-toxic and organic. Left unchecked, the moths could completely defoliate an oak tree forest, leading to millions of dollars in losses for the forestry and hardwood industries ...

Large infestations of Asian gypsy moths can completely defoliate trees. We have had gypsy moths here in the Eastern U.S. since the 1860s. Forget murder hornets. Now we've got giant gypsy moths ...

Computer models developed by the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the ...

The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually kill the shrub. Infestations are identified by yellowing leaves, small green caterpillars with black stripes ...

IT’S ALSO CAUSING SOME ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. THEY’RE ONLY ABOUT A HALF AN INCH TO TWO INCHES LONG AND ON THEIR OWN THEY MAY SEEM HARMLESS BUT TOGETHER THEY CAN PACK QUITE THE PUNCH SEEM LIKE THEY ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Gypsy moths are on the rise and on the attack. They have a big appetite in the spring and summer. Groundskeepers at Holland’s Pilgrim Home Cemetery noticed a gypsy ...

The box tree moth caterpillar feeds on boxwoods, a common landscaping plant, and can defoliate the plant before consuming its bark, resulting in plant death. The background shows: An image of a ...