Female arctiid moths (Utetheisa ornatrix) prefer to mate with large males. There is evidence that the female benefits both phenotypically and genetically. In October 24 Nature, Vikram Iyengar and ...

REYNOLDSBURG, OhioREYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — State officials plan to begin aerial treatments aimed at disrupting gypsy moth mating on more than 61,000 acres (95 square miles) in 12 Ohio counties across the ...

Pheromone “flakes” will be released over Decorah June 27 to disrupt the mating of the destructive gypsy moth. State Epidemiologist Robin Pruisner and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forest Health ...

Residents in Allamakee and Jackson counties in eastern Iowa might notice some low flying planes over wooded areas in the next couple of days. Iowa Department of Agriculture gypsy moth coordinator, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) – Aerial treatments to disrupt the mating process of gypsy moth in Wabash and Adams counties is set to take place on Tuesday, June 22, weather permitting, the Department of Natural ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Yellow airplanes armed with a bug-busting concoction will soon dot the skies of central Ohio to take aim at a destructive, plant-eating pest. Beginning on Monday and throughout ...

Have you noticed the army of furry, brown and orange moths that have arrived in New Orleans this month? They're called buck moths and they're the result of the stinging caterpillars that Louisiana ...

According to a new hypothesis by Ryo Nakano from the University of Tokyo, not only did bats influence the origin of the moths’ songs, but they also shaped how honest or deceptive they are. This idea, ...

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