Aerial spraying is set to begin in parts of Somerset County to stop an outbreak of fall cankerworms, a native but destructive ...

The puss caterpillar is covered in hair-like setae, which injects venom into unsuspecting victims who brush up against it.

Hawai'i's geographic isolation has given rise to uniquely adapted invertebrates, including several species of carnivorous caterpillars like the Hawaiian inchworm (Eupithecia spp.). However, the vast ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the world of biology.

Each year the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) participates in the Slow the Spread program, a national effort to suppress the invasive spongy moth population and slow their movement across ...

According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, spraying for spongy moths, also known as gypsy moths, is planned for 16 different state game lands totaling 38,146 acres. It’s planned for late April and ...

Today's Bug of the Week is a rather odd-looking insect that goes by several names such as a stick moth or a T-moth, but it's official name is a plume moth. Dylan spotted the interesting-looking ...

The box tree moth is an invasive pest native to East Asia. They arrived here in 2021 after infested Canadian boxwood plants were shipped to seven states, including New York. The state agriculture ...

One of Britain’s most attractive species of moth, the Kentish glory (Endromis versicolora), absent from England and Wales since the 1970s, could be making a comeback, thanks to a reintroduction ...

You may not think of progressive metal when you think of Puerto Rico, but MOTHS are out here to make a believer out of you. Earlier today, the band announced the upcoming release of their second ...

On the bus, in the trees, on the side and top of railings: Caterpillars have taken over Alachua County. Tussock moth caterpillars are native to Florida and the southeastern United States and feed ...

The demo of a Yamaha Phaser R drone was holding a tank of pesticide that was primed to short-circuit the mating behavior of navel orangeworm moths, which is the primary pest for almond orchards in ...