With help from the community, an invasive caterpillar was captured on Kauaʻi.

The caterpillar has a voracious appetite and threatens mamaki plants and other native species.

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announced on Thursday the “collection of a single live ramie ...

A community report to the Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee last month led to the collection of a single live ramie moth ( Arcte coerula) caterpillar, the first detection of the invasive pest on ...

The first ramie moth caterpillar has been detected on Kauai, posing a threat to native plants and species. Community ...

An invasive caterpillar species is posing a serious threat to a cherished native moth, even though the two never directly compete for food, according to new research from ecologists at the University ...

Spongy moth are an invasive species first introduced in the U.S. in the late 1860s.

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.