In the mid 1800s, a pervasive disease decimated silkworm agriculture in France. In an effort to save the silk-production industry, the French government persuaded Louis Pasteur, well-respected for ...

For example, the hairy larvae of the oak processionary moth found throughout England can cause itchy skin rashes and asthma attacks. Further afield, the giant silkworm moth (Lonomia obliqua ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) sprayed about 1,500 acres last week in Hennepin, Anoka and Washington counties in an effort to eradicate gypsy moth infestations. A second aerial ...

I love how the Japanese revere and show appreciation for a humble three-inch (7.6-centimeter) soft-bodied worm that becomes a moth ... It’s the silkworm, a creepy-crawly, that played a ...