Researchers modeled how their spread might play out in North America, considering factors such as temperature, day length and humidity. Since box tree moths have no specialized natural predators ...

His latest research shows that butterflies probably first flapped their wings in present-day western North America or Central ... the curator of butterflies and moths at the University of Florida.

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects ... is an invasive species in North America that scientists call a serious pest to the ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America ... The moths are invasive and ...