Research finds that extensive feeding by invasive insects can cause trees to produce defense compounds, to the detriment of ...

Adult apple codling moths are around half to ¾ inches long with brown-grey wings and a distinctive coppery band of scales at ...

While moths aren’t a dangerous creepy-crawly to find in a home, they can be destructive, so it’s worth preventing or tackling a moth problem with moth repellents. Depending on the type of ...

Why hold a BioBlitz? “To celebrate the breadth and beauty of biodiversity in the Berkshires,” says Brittany Ebeling of BEAT, ...

Insects like clothes moths, carpet beetles, silverfish, and termites can damage your clothing. Identifying these pests is ...

The planet’s over 160,000 moth species are best known for their nighttime flights and being power pollinators. Now, some moths are opening an evolutionary window into how one species can diverge ...

An invasive species that attacks leeks, garlic and onions could become a big problem for some Prince Edward Island farmers.

You can keep moths away by putting conkers in your wardrobe as there is a chemical in the horse chestnut seeds called ...

Rick Lindroth at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that spongy moth caterpillars strip aspen tree foliage, increasing tree defenses and causing harm to a native species.

The box tree moth feeds on and destroys boxwoods, a plant often used as hedges and topiaries in Pennsylvania. Boxwoods are ...

Similar to clothes moths that eat away at your wool sweaters, the larvae of carpet moths tend to feed off natural fibers in carpets, and other soft furnishings instead. This allows larvae to grow ...

On the contrary, they’re a natural part of South Carolina’s ecosystem. Moths eat plants but, like butterflies, they also pollinate them. Additionally, the insects are a food source for birds ...