I’m reaching out to see what you can tell me about the buck moths that seem to have exploded in neighborhoods across New Orleans in mid-December. Is this normal, and what should I know about them? I ...

But it has also been a time of great sadness and tragedy for Gold Coasters when disaster strikes. Among the most devastating was the events of December 28, 2015 when the city witnessed its second ...

Editor’s note: Every year, hundreds of undergraduates at the University of Delaware pursue research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, especially during the summer months. Such experiences ...

Can those fuzzy, little caterpillars crawling up your wall or across your sidewalk really foretell how cold and snowy winter will be? Many swear the moth caterpillars can tell the future, but experts ...

The weather has finally cooled off, but in the middle of this past week spring violets were blooming in the front yard. And not far away from them a big burning bush (Euonymus alatus), a shrub ...

There are a lot of fuzzy little caterpillars wandering around my woods these days. Not just woolly bears, but tussock moth caterpillars and fall web worms adorned with tufts of hair of various and ...

Most people recognize the brown-and-black striped woolly bear caterpillars crawling around these days, but late summer and early fall bring out more than one species of furry crawlers. Among the ...

A: That is a banded tussock moth caterpillar, and they can sting! These stinging hairs can cause a rash for those with sensitive skin. These caterpillars eat the leaves of many hardwood trees. To ...

The boxwood plant on the left is healthy, green and web-free. The boxwood plant on the right is dead or dying from box tree moth caterpillar damage. The invasive caterpillars feed on the foliage and ...

Campus is currently undergoing an outbreak of California oak moth caterpillars, according to Peter Oboyski, executive director of the Essig Museum of Entomology. He said the insects, native to the ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state’s park department says they are experiencing an outbreak of Douglas-fir tussock moth caterpillars at Hyde Memorial State Park in Santa Fe. These caterpillars carry ...

Earth is home to over 20,000 caterpillar species, found in every corner of the globe except Antarctica. While most are harmless, some species are just as dangerous as venomous snakes. Their defenses ...