Describing her longtime interest in moths and butterflies, Mariana Abarca points to the fundamental role Lepidoptera play in sustaining life on Earth. “What they do is turn plant tissue into protein ...

Those whose gardens were ravaged by tent caterpillars this year may not be feeling particularly friendly toward moths of any kind just now. When the night is thick with rusty-brown tent caterpillar ...

Over time researchers have found fewer of the insects turning up in light traps, suggesting they may be less attracted to some kinds of light than they once were. By Veronique Greenwood It used to be ...

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MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is once again gearing up to put more than 10,000 spongy moth traps around the state to monitor the species' ...

Lorenzo Shoubridge (Italy) uses a long exposure on a camera trap to catch a dormouse mid-air, trying to snatch a meal. Lorenzo used small camera traps to scout the forest before discovering an area ...

Douglas Gitonga is a farmer from North Imenti. He uses a trap to control Tuta absoluta, a tomato pest [GARDY CHACHA/STANDARD] In the harvest seasons before January 2017, farmer Douglas Gitonga, from ...