Chewing gum companies might be on to something. At least, as long as you stick to spearmint-flavored gum — and you are a moth. Senior author Coby Schal, an urban entomology professor at North Carolina ...

As humans drop off to sleep, the invisible world of moths comes to life. Across the planet, billions of the insects take flight on their nocturnal errands. Few places host more species than California ...

Imagine crossing thousands of miles of open ocean — no rest stops, no landmarks — and somehow colonizing a remote archipelago to start entirely new lineages. That’s the story of Hawaiʻi’s leaf-roller ...

According to top lepidopterists, no one knows more about Inland Northwest moths than Carl Barrentine. Barrentine became the authority by scrutinizing well over 100,000 individual moths that have ...

As the summer-long hunt for gypsy moths continues, people who think they may have caught the pesky insect can bring it to the Washington State University Cooperative Extension office in Kelso for ...

If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple as taking a close listen. When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans.