DETROIT – What looked like seeds were recently seized from a passenger arriving at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, officials said. The seeds later hatched into a “very flashy” moth species that hasn ...

Customs officials said they had warded off a threat to the nation’s agriculture and natural habitats by intercepting the moth before it could take hold in the wild. By Alex Traub Customs agents at ...

(CBS DETROIT) - The first encounter with a moth species that hasn't been seen since 1912 occurred after what a passenger claimed were seed pods, were seized at Detroit Metro Airport. Moth species that ...

James Stewart, a lab manager at the University of Maine, and graduate student Emma Irvine collect nests of browntail moth caterpillar pupae from an oak tree on the UMaine campus in Orono on June 26.

As the human population grows, it is critical that the drain on the planet’s resources be lessened by decreasing consumption of animal protein. Insects are a promising, economically viable alternative ...

A moth species discovered inside a passenger's baggage at Detroit Metro Airport. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) ROMULUS, Mich. – A species of moth that hasn’t been encountered in 110 years was ...

Deciding how often and when to use prescribed fire can be tricky, especially when managing for rare butterflies, scientists say. That realization stems from a new study in which researchers ...

A species of moth not seen since 1912 was rediscovered last year at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Customs and Border Protection announced this week. The "very flashy" moths were found in the luggage ...