The caterpillars will only be around through the first few weeks of April before they cocoon and transition into moths.

These fuzzy, little creatures aren't as cuddly as they look. They're called tussock moth caterpillars, and they'll likely ...

Browntail moth caterpillars (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) have tiny barbed hairs containing toxins. These poisonous hairs cause skin rashes when touched and may cause breathing problems if inhaled.

These caterpillars, which are the larval stages of moths, have one or two generations per year. You’ll see them from spring to fall before they transform into non-descript brown moths. There are many ...

If you spot a caterpillar in your garden, it's likely at the larval stage of becoming a moth or butterfly. Despite their intriguing colours, they are known for their huge appetites for plants ...

DEDHAM, Maine — The Maine Forest Service is encouraging Mainers to remove browntail moth webs from trees before caterpillars emerge in April. Browntail moths are a harmful invasive species. Not only ...

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...

"The wasp will seek out hibernating codling moth caterpillars and lays eggs in the cocoons. When the wasp eggs hatch the wasp larvae feed on the codling moth caterpillars, killing them." Dr Finch said ...

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The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually kill the shrub. Infestations are identified by yellowing leaves, small green caterpillars with black stripes ...

The population has kept growing in many of Florida’s metropolitan areas, including South Florida and Central Florida — putting them in national Top Ten lists, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

When they’re threatened by a predator, the larvae of Nessus sphinx hawkmoth caterpillars (Amphion floridensis) produce a high-pitched “whistle” by forcing air out of their mouths. Researchers reported ...