Along with the notorious lantern fly, the spongy moth is one of the most “economically and environmentally destructive invasive insects,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

At first, researchers weren’t aware of the insect’s destructive capabilities, largely because China doesn’t often share harmful insect data, Etters said. “We haven’t seen this insect ...

To come to these conclusions, researchers studied the insect’s feeding habits. The invasive bugs often wreak havoc on plants and trees, threatening the American wine industry with egg masses ...

Eric Day, an entomologist and manager of Virginia Tech’s Insect Identification Lab If you find one of these egg masses, you can scrape them off using something hard, tapered, and flat (like a ...

The Winter-Lantern Fly is a Crafting Material introduced in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Winged insect carrying a dangling frenzied flame grape. Material used for crafting items. Flies ...

This photo shows spotted lanternfly egg masses on a tree. Penn State Extension educator Thomas Ford urges people to identify the masses, scrape them off and dispose of them before they can hatch.

The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicata, is a threat to Delaware and the United States. This insect is detrimental to Delaware’s agricultural industries, the environment, and residential areas, and ...

Hundreds of lanterns set for the sky in New Taipei City, Taiwan as part of the Sky Lantern Festival. The festival is held to mark Mid-Autumn. Participants hand-write wishes onto the lanterns ...

To come to these conclusions, researchers studied the insect’s feeding habits. The invasive bugs often wreak havoc on plants and trees, threatening the American wine industry with egg masses — ...