Another pest is making an even bigger name for itself, and may have Missouri in its sights. Spongy moth caterpillars are very hungry and very invasive. The bugs eat tree leaves to the point of ...

Regal moths are nocturnal fliers, occasionally seen fluttering around porch lights or yard lights. The caterpillar phase of this creature dines on the leaves of many familiar Missouri trees ...

A summer learning event combines crochet and the wonder of nature. The Missouri Department of Conservation teamed up with the ...

many people mistake them for an invasive tree killer called the spongy moth (Lymantria dispar). Fortunately, this pest isn’t established in Missouri, but we need your help keeping and eye out ...

According to top lepidopterists, no one knows more about Inland Northwest moths than Carl Barrentine. Barrentine became the authority by scrutinizing well over 100,000 individual moths that have ...

So to look for clues, scientists in Germany took to the skies, placing tiny trackers on the backs of giant moths and following them by plane. To the researchers' surprise, the moths seemed to have ...

As humans drop off to sleep, the invisible world of moths comes to life. Across the planet, billions of the insects take flight on their nocturnal errands. Few places host more species than ...

Brooks / AFP via Getty Images Butterflies and moths build up static electricity ... a behavioral ecologist at Missouri State University who did not contribute to the findings, tells Science ...