BELCHERTOWN, Mass.(WWLP) – They were a big problem in the 1970’s and 1980’s, and then they pretty much disappeared. “Since about 1989, roughly around that time frame, a fungus was first noticed in ...

HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – The gypsy moth caterpillars have been seen hatching on trees along Route 202 in Belchertown. If you live in eastern parts of Hampden, Hampshire or Franklin Counties you may have ...

Scientists warn that the season's first gypsy moths have begun to hatch and could soon be damaging trees across the state. The leaf-eating moths swarmed the state last year and stripped leaves from ...

WINTHROP, Maine (AP) — A species of invasive moth that can cause an itchy rash in humans has hatched early this year in Maine. Forestry officials in Maine have said they expect this to be the worst ...

NORTHERN MICHGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- It's hatching season for the Spongy Moth. While the number of this invasive species is on the decline in Michigan, Cheryl Nelson, Forest Health Forester with the ...

Have you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently? Although not quite at their peak hatching season, people are starting to notice, and feel, the ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- The mild winter gave everyone a break from the snow, but it's looking like the bugs are coming out early this year. Winter moth caterpillars are hatching now across Massachusetts.

It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths. Colorado is home to thousands of species of moths, many of which are ...