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While Chicagoans were alarmed to learn the spotted lanternfly had been found in Illinois last year, experts say spring is the time to take action against that insect — as well as another damaging invasive species that has made far more inroads and gotten less attention. The spongy moth, formerly known as the gypsy moth, has been in Illinois for decades and can strip leaves and kill trees, ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The fight to keep the lanternfly off and away is coming back. Spotted lanternflies that have overwintered in egg masses are about to hatch and make their debut mid-to-late April, according to Virginia Tech entomologist, Eric Day. “The spotted lanternfly is well-established up and down the East Coast and in Virginia,” […]

The USDA is asking residents to destroy spongy masses growing outdoors that belong to the invasive spotted lanternfly and spongy moth.

The bunny seaslug is a marine gastropod mollusk that resembles the fluffy terrestrial bunny. Click to read more.

Traits are constantly changing in populations, but the emergence of a trait that provides a new function is a rarer occurrence. Two studies now examine how such traits arise.

The amphibian’s low growl helped lead wildlife staff to a jackpot of egg masses to collect, the aquarium said.

Officials gave out a warning that invasive apple snails might be emerging from a man-made canal in Louisiana after thousands of egg masses were found. Read more here.

Spotted lanternflies are a major headache, and you might be wondering if they'll be leaving anytime soon. Find out this, plus how to get rid of them.

Come spring, spongy moths can wreak havoc on the plants and trees of West Michigan when its larvae hatch and feed on the local foliage.

How to identify the tree of heaven, one of the most likely places to find egg masses from the spotted lanternfly