Tim Tigner, Virginia Department of Forestry, Bugwood.org

Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar dispar

Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) is an insect pest of shrubbery and trees. It is a native of Europe and Asia and was first detected in Massachusetts in 1868-1869.

Caterpillars have voracious appetites for more than 300 species of trees and shrubs, posing a danger to North America's forests

For more information about this plant pest, see the CABI data sheet.

Survey Maps

6/2020 - Pheno Forecasts for target pests
1/2020 - That guy climbing that tree is probably looking for gypsy moths
1/2020 - Aerial spraying planned to prevent gypsy moth problem at Lake Cowichan
12/2019 - Invasive gypsy moth population continues to decline
10/2019 - 2 bodies pulled from Lake Washington presumed to be missing boaters
9/2017 - APHIS' Self-Inspection Gypsy Moth Checklist is Available as a Web-based Form
7/2017 - 'We know they're coming'
6/2017 - NAPPO - Gypsy Moth - APHIS adds County in Virginia to the regulated area in the United States.
6/2017 - NAPPO - Gypsy Moth - APHIS adds Counties in Illinois to the regulated area in the US