Fruits and vegetables are often sprayed with fungicides to keep mold at bay. However, new research suggests one of these ...

Following a bad year for butterflies in 2024, it’s more important than ever to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count.

Four rare species have fluttered into view during my continuing quest to photograph the endangered Mount Charleston blue ...

Read more about common stinging caterpillars in New Orleans. Information from this story originally appeared in a gardening column from Dan Gill, LSU AgCenter horticulturist.

Before they transform into moths and butterflies, caterpillars must outwit, outplay, outlast. Sam Jaffe’s images of the tubular creatures show just how: through mimicry, defensive adaptations ...

There are more than 120 species of butterflies in western Pennsylvania, and the North American Butterfly Association wants ...

These furry caterpillars are related to the woolly bears. They resemble the orange version of the yellow woolly bear, but ...

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 ...

These little critters are fuzzy, colorful and all over Florida – but don't touch the caterpillars or you'll be in for a bad time. It's practically raining tussock moth caterpillars all over ...

Assasinations in ancient Rome, miscarriages in pregnant horses in Australia, sudden onset of arthritis in rubber tappers in Brazil: Are you ready for the common thread among these incidents? It ...

These were Hyles lineata white-lined sphinx moths which are the most common in this area. As caterpillars progress through 5 developmental stages or instars, their colors and patterns change. In ...

Raisins. Just one cup of raisins can have up to 35 fruit fly eggs and ten whole insects, per FDA guidelines. Luckily, these critters won’t do any harm to your health.