The Maine Forest Service said browntail caterpillars are now turning into moths. Here’s how to stay safe and protect your ...

Tami Gingrich outlines the effects of light pollution on native moth populations and makes suggestions for helping them.

Light pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under street lamps. Their flight behaviour is also disturbed outside the cone of light.

“Like moths to a flame” is a saying that alludes to insects’ apparent attraction to artificial light. A new study has found a potential explanation for the behavior.

The Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge in Liberty will host its annual Moth Night Out on Saturday, July 19, beginning at ...

The moths navigate by light at night — that’s why many are attracted to lights in and around homes — but can also sense the earth’s magnetic field, so they can know which general direction ...

Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never previously visited. New research shows how they may find their way there and back.

Light pollution is a major contributor to insect decline, ... If You Love Moths (and You Should), Replace Your Porch Light With Something Better. Published May 28, 2025.