Looking like a miniature Yorkie sporting his new Christmas blanket, the saddleback caterpillar is not as innocent as it looks. It is actually quite a nasty little guy and has a sting that will leave ...

Caterpillars are the larval stage of butterflies and moths. Most feed on plant material and are known for their voracious appetites. On the whole, they are perfectly harmless to humans, although they ...

Summer and fall are prime seasons for caterpillars, and they become more obvious because of their increasing numbers. Some of these are ferocious looking, but are harmless if handled. However, there ...

Fall webworms are building their messy tents in trees. Exotic azalea caterpillars, as colorful as the flowers themselves, are dining on azalea leaves, and puss caterpillars, with their venomous hairs, ...

If asked to name a stinging insect, most people would give answers such as bee, wasp or hornet. A Master Gardener came to me the past week with a story of his neighbor who had encountered a saddleback ...

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 ...

As the seasons change, so do the creatures living in our backyards. During the fall, some species of caterpillar become more plentiful or more active, and that can present challenges. Some of these ...

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I've been getting an unusually large number of questions about caterpillars damaging plants, however, so it appears that populations of some types of these insects are especially high this year.