Tom Ingersoll

Watch Out for These Pests in Your Garden and Home Orchard The spongy moth is a notorious leaf eater. Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki licensed through Creative Commons, CC-By-3.0 Most gardeners know a handful of garden interlopers: aphids, slugs, Japanese beetles, etc. I’d like to introduce you to three less-familiar pests that pose challenges you’ll likely face very soon. SPONGY MOTH Lymantria dispar dispar By now you’ve learned the hard way about this critter’s capacity to eat leaves.