A population explosion of moth caterpillars this year will affect New Hampshire's foliage season and could lead to increased fire dangers in years ahead.During their annual statewide aerial survey, ...

Reforested areas in the Baza (Granada) and Los Filabres (Almería) mountain ranges have experienced severe die-offs in recent years, with extensive woodland loss. Needle or leaf loss (defoliation) is ...

The George Washington – Jefferson National Forest will begin aerial suppression treatments on nonnative spongy moth caterpillars across 16,000 acres of the Lee and North River ranger districts on ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The spongy moth, formerly known as the gypsy moth, has returned for the season and is looking for food in the trees. Last year, the insects caused a significant amount of ...

Dr. Budha concluded that the defoliation crisis in Dailekh is driven by multiple factors, including seasonal conditions, ...

Computer models predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the spread of the spongy moth, an invasive species that has caused millions ...

Large-scale outbreaks of defoliating insects are common in temperate forests. The effects of defoliation on tree physiology are expected to cascade through the entire forest ecosystem, altering carbon ...

At the onset of the growing season we eagerly await the arrival of leaves on our trees and on seedlings we will nurture for our gardens. A brief review of the purposes of leaves is in order. Plant ...