The female moths are dull reddish-brown with a wing expanse of ... has been abundant in areas following severe forest tent caterpillar outbreaks. Populations of this fly and numerous other parasites ...

Mature caterpillars wander away from the “tent” after four to six weeks to search out a location to spin a cocoon, typically in the soil. Adult moths emerge from the cocoon in 3 weeks. Moths mate and ...

The bacterial insecticide — nontoxic to people, animals and bees — can only be applied during a short period in the spring, ...

The eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma Americanum, is native to North America. Their populations naturally fluctuate from ...

Spongy moths are a destructive and invasive forest pest whose presence threatens forest health, according to the MDA.