Short white fur with black tufts identify this caterpillar, and as with all tussock caterpillars the fur is stiff and can irritate your skin, in the same way fiberglass fibers can (although having ...

In addition, caterpillars wandered the webs of at least four spider species not native to Hawaii, suggesting that the larvae had adapted to the invasive spiders’ presence. Over 22 years of ...

The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous. "You never forget your first bone collector," Rubinoff told ...

Mature caterpillars are 2 to 2.5 inches in length. The adult moth is reddish-brown with two diagonal white stripes across each forewing. The caterpillar overwinters as an egg mass covered with black a ...

David Cheng, a researcher at the University of Florida's Department of Entomology and Nematology, said that while he can't ...

There are other meat-eating caterpillars that "do lots of crazy things, but this takes the cake," the study's author said.

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in ...

By creating a garden that supports caterpillars, you’re nurturing the next generation of butterflies and moths and ...

Our first course of action is to spot and identify the pest and pest damage early. The main pests in the spring garden are aphids, hoplia beetles, caterpillars, rose slugs and thrips. Gardeners ...