The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually kill the shrub. Infestations are identified by yellowing leaves, small green caterpillars with black stripes ...

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...

If you spot a caterpillar in your garden, it's likely at the larval stage of becoming a moth or butterfly. Despite their intriguing colours, they are known for their huge appetites for plants ...

Native to woodlands in southern Africa, it is in fact a caterpillar that’s widely eaten in rural areas; and being high in protein and low in fat, it is being pitched as a superfood to overseas ...

If you live in or near lots of trees, your chances of getting more different kinds of moths increase because trees provide food and shelter for the caterpillars. It seems a shame to be scared of ...

The Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world’s rarest marine mammals, is making a slow but steady recovery along Cyprus’ shores, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. With an estimated ...

Sphinx pinastri, including moth, eggs and caterpillar. Published in 1885. Moth line art Twin-spotted sphinx moth. Flying insect butterfly. Design element for icon, logo, tattoo, coloring book. Vector ...

Western Eyed Sphinx moths begin life as tiny eggs laid on willows, cottonwoods or aspens. When they hatch out, the larvae are hornworms that feed on the tree leaves as they grow. These caterpillars ...

DEDHAM, Maine — The Maine Forest Service is encouraging Mainers to remove browntail moth webs from trees before caterpillars emerge in April. Browntail moths are a harmful invasive species. Not only ...

Hertz said the moth caterpillars spin silk to survive the winter. Once it starts to warm up, they start feeding. More: Study shows huge declines in most butterfly species across continental US ...