Folks living in Duluth's East and Central Hillside neighborhoods could very well wake up one morning in the next few weeks to the sound of low-flying airplanes dropping something out of their hatches.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groups of gypsy moth caterpillars crawl around a tree near Kenockee Township resident Laura Hahn's home. A round of aerial ...

Lancaster County commissioners today are expected to decide whether the county will participate in next year's state-run spraying program to control gypsy moth caterpillars. A vote by the board to ...

The gypsy moth is a European species introduced to the United States in Boston during 1869 that eats the leaves of, or defoliates, some 300-500 plants, but it is particularly fond of oaks. While ...

Gypsy moths were introduced in Massachusetts more than a century ago. The caterpillars can defoliate, weaken and kill more than 300 different species of trees and shrubs, according to the USDA. Since ...

Shenandoah National Park is planning an aerial-spraying program aimed at suppressing exotic gypsy-moth caterpillars along sections of the Skyline Drive corridor. The program will begin in mid-May, a ...

Don't be alarmed if you see some low-flying aircraft spraying something in parts of King and Pierce counties on ...

WHAT: Gypsy moth aerial spraying by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. WHEN: Thursday, June 6, and Friday, June 7, weather permitting. WHERE: Selected sites in ...

MONTAGUE - A low-flying airplane will be over areas of the township early Wednesday morning spraying for what are now known as spongy moth caterpillars. The areas are to receive a liquid spray over ...