Sometimes you have to get up early to get a jump on the enemy. It was just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, and Vicki Feigi had been on a hill south of Tomah for more than two hours when her cell phone rang.

If you've noticed an abundance of hungry black caterpillars devouring your trees or crawling around on your patio, you may be dealing with an invasion of spongy moths. These insects, formerly called ...

Airplanes will crisscross the skies over the Northland this spring and summer in the largest aerial combat yet against leaf-eating gypsy moths. With more gypsy moths found in Northeastern Minnesota ...