La Crosse County was added to spongy moth quarantine list last week. Today, neighboring Winona County announced the ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) originally proposed 12 areas in Minnesota to be aerially managed for spongy moth with Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki), but due to a lack of ...

The areas with canceled Btk management are in Anoka, Carlton, Itasca, St. Louis, and Winona counties, totaling 2,752 acres. This includes canceling the proposed work in the cities of Coon Rapids, ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture's proposal to manage spongy moth infestations in five counties across eastern ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has canceled aerial spraying for spongy moth this spring, another victim of the ...

Lisa has been fascinated by the weather all her life. She obtained her Bachelor ... Btk to 12 areas throughout the state to fight the spongy moth, whose voracious appetite is devastating to ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture(MDA) says it can not move forward with a proposed management plan in 12 areas for its spongy moths after it was unable to secure federal funding.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture planned to apply an insecticide called Btk to 12 areas throughout the state to fight the spongy moth, whose voracious appetite is devastating to forests. But ...