A spongy moth caterpillar on a tree leaf. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will be conducting more aerial spraying this summer, including in some Duluth neighborhoods, to try to slow the ...

The spongy moth was introduced to North America in an effort to create a silk industry. Moth populations exploded because it has no natural predators. Officials are spreading a fungus which kills the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WKBT) — Minnesota wildlife officials are working to slow the spread of gypsy moths in Houston, Wabasha and Winona counties. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will conduct aerial ...

Anthony Bettin is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. He primarily covers breaking news and sports, with a focus on the Minnesota Vikings. Lisa has been fascinated by the weather all her life. She ...

Plans to spray for spongy moths in five Minnesota counties have been scrapped after the federal funding for the aerial treatments didn’t come through. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture said it ...

Minnesota Department of Agriculture staff on Tuesday spread a fungus around trees at Duluth's Chester Bowl Park in hopes of thwarting a looming gypsy moth infestation. Lucy Hunt, gypsy moth unit ...

Aki Nace has been a web producer for CBS Minnesota since 2019. She covers breaking news and makes short-form documentary films. Residents of Grand Rapids, Coon Rapids and Winona will not be able to ...

I have received several questions concerning black moths in yards and gardens. Our local Extension educator Nathan Winter got in touch with Jeffrey Hahn, Extension specialist, and here is the article ...

Minnesota's plan to combat an invasive pest is canceled after federal funding fell through, the state said. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture planned to apply an insecticide called Btk to 12 ...