Federal funding delays is impacting the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and their response to limiting the spread of spongy moths. Spongy Moths are an destructive invasive species in our area that ...

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

Spongy moths are an invasive defoliating pest that threatens the health of forests. The Department of Agriculture says there ...

Plans to spray for spongy moths in five Minnesota counties have been scrapped after the federal funding for the aerial ...

There is only a small window of time in the spring when the pesticide is effective at killing the invasive caterpillars — ...

The bacterial insecticide — nontoxic to people, animals and bees — can only be applied during a short period in the spring, ...

Spongy moths are a destructive and invasive forest pest whose presence threatens forest health, according to the MDA.

April is Invasive Pest and Plant Disease Awareness month, and the United States Department of Agriculture is highlighting the ...

"Having to cancel Btk aerial management operations in these areas jeopardizes the future success of this program," department Commissioner Thom Peterson said. "Spongy moth populations in these areas ...

As you get ready to start your spring gardening to get your lawn ready for summer, there are some pests lurking about that ...

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 ...

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