Spotted lanternfly eggs appear as flat, mud-like masses, while spongy moth egg masses are fuzzy, spongy, and cream or brown-colored. The USDA recommends “smashing and scraping the invasive egg ...

Floridians, brace yourself — it's the return of the tussock moth caterpillar ... They hatch from eggs in late February or early March, and by early April, they mature and disperse cocoons.