Caterpillars of various types are common pests in vegetable gardens, flower beds, trees, shrubs and even lawns all through summer. I’ve been getting an unusually large number of questions about ...

When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest near Madison, Wisconsin, in the early spring of 2021, we expected to finalize our plans for a research project on several species of insects that ...

Cindy Burkhardt Maynard had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then, it disappeared. Soon after, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit ...

Caterpillars of various types are common pests in vegetable gardens, flower beds, trees, shrubs and even lawns all through summer. I’ve been getting an unusually large number of questions about ...

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average ...

Pictured is an asp caterpillar, also known as a puss caterpillar, showcasing its thick, fur-like covering in shades of tan and brown. (Wizzie Brown/ Texas A&M AgriLife) Texas has more than 50 species ...

Gloved hands working in garden with white flowers - Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images If you live in southern Texas, you might be used to seeing larger numbers of certain pests during the summer months.

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, rare and bizarre species of carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars. After hatching, the tiny insects live almost their entire lives in the web of a ...

Just about everybody seems to love butterflies, but their immature caterpillar forms aren't as popular, partially because some of the creeping critters can pack a powerful sting. Experts are sharing ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive A veery gets ready to rise into ...