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Move over, cicada broods; the spongy moth is the real invasive insect that you should be concerned about. Never mind the cicadas, spongy moths will be a problem in Pa. Here’s where
Spongy moths feed on foliage of many plant varieties but prefer oak trees. High populations of these moths in a small area can eat the leaves off an entire tree, and ultimately kill it.
The spongy moth is the newest forest-destroying insect, that feed off and destroys more than 300 types of trees and shrubs. What to know. The spongy moth is the newest forest-destroying insect ...
Lymantria dispar dispar, commonly known as the gypsy moth, [1] European gypsy moth, LDD moth, or (in North America) North American gypsy moth or spongy moth, [2] is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It has a native range that extends over Europe and parts of Africa, and is an invasive species in North America.
The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formerly known as the gypsy moth, was introduced in 1868 into the United States by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French scientist living in Medford, Massachusetts. Because native silk-spinning caterpillars were susceptible to disease, Trouvelot imported the species in order to breed a more resistant hybrid ...
The etymology of "gypsy moth" is not conclusively known; however, the term is known to have been in use (as 'Gipsey') as early as 1832. [7] Moths of the subfamily Lymantriinae are commonly called tussock moths due to the tussock-like tufts of hair on the caterpillars. [8]: 9 The name Lymantria dispar is composed of two Latin-derived words.
The spongy moth's main purpose is to eat, typically devouring tree leaves. Spongy moths will often work together to consume an entire tree's foliage, leaving only the large veins of a leaf. While ...
In December 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture replaced the term "Asian gypsy moth," used to refer to L. d. japonica and related species of Eurasian origin, with "flighted spongy moth complex," whose members include L. d. japonica, L. d. asiatica, L. albescens, L. umbrosa and L. postalba, for official use by the Animal and Plant Health ...