An armyworm invasion can be a gardener's nightmare. These pesky larvae (armyworm larvae is kind of another way to say armyworm caterpillar) can quickly devour large patches of grass, leaving behind ...

Diamondback moth larvae are causing severe damage to some eastern Washington spring canola fields, an extension educator says. “Not everybody has it, but the few growers that have called in have it ...

Did you have a large crop of apples this year, but they were all wormy? The damage was probably due to codling moth larvae that bore into the center of the fruit. Here’s how to help control the pest, ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) — If you missed the big caterpillars spotted around Lava Butte last month, don't worry. They'll return — in the form of giant moths next year. The caterpillars in late June made their ...

Moths are declining at an alarming rate in urban areas due to a combination of habitat loss and pollution. Insects of all stripes are in the midst of a vanishing act, a catastrophic sleight-of-hand ...

August trees are looking more like November trees in some areas after gypsy moth caterpillars devoured leaves more aggressively than they had since the 1980s.The Metrowest Daily News reports a recent ...

Black poplar leaves infected by fungi are especially susceptible to attack by gypsy moth caterpillars. A research team found that young larvae that fed on leaves covered with fungal spores grew faster ...

An unwelcome guest was found creeping among Napa County vines this month. On May 12, Jesse Guild, an insect trapper in the area, was checking traps in the Pope Valley when he found a western grapeleaf ...