As the weather warms up in South Texas, tussock moth caterpillars appear carrying irritating hairs that sting and can leave a ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is expanding ...

said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae ... technology to induce the worms to produce silk as desired.

They look harmless, but these caterpillars are venomous. Have you ever heard of the southern flannel moth (Megalopyge ...

Spongy moth caterpillars are wreaking havoc in wooded lots and forests across Pennsylvania. But the good news is populations appear to be dwindling. It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, ...

Moths love sugar, so fingers crossed ... Personality quiz: Which minibeast are you? "Am I a worm or a woodlouse?" If you've ever asked yourself this question, this is the quiz for you.

Every season, farmers in regions prone to African and Fall Armyworm attacks have grown accustomed to the pests' relentless presence in their fields with the once sporadic outbreaks becoming alarmingly ...

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

Justine Paradis: Kyle Lombard is a forest entomologist with the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands. In the summer of ...

In this July 19, 2007, file photo, a Lymantria dispar moth caterpillar crawls along partially eaten leaves of a tree in Trenton, N.J. In July 2021, the Entomological Society of America announced ...