Napa can claim many firsts, but one of its least glamorous is being the first place in America where the vineyard-damaging European grapevine moth was discovered. There’s a flip-side to that fact: ...

Trapping data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) indicates that the spongy moth, an invasive insect from Europe that feeds on the leaves of ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho -- The Idaho Department of Lands says the invasive spongy moth has been detected in Sandpoint for the second year in a row. Last year, one male European spongy moth was detected in ...

Samples of female spongy moths and larvae — part of a hundred year old collection at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The female moths have wings but are flightless.

Napa County is continuing to be vigilant about the eradicated, grape-destroying European grapevine moth. The federal and state governments declared the county officially moth-free in August 2016 and ...