The caterpillars eat new growth from the plants along with the flowers. Zebra swallowtail larvae hide on the undersides of leaves and inside flowers. When disturbed, the caterpillar will enlarge its ...

they particularly love the leaves and will largely focus their attention on the foliage rather than the flowerheads or seeds.

Caterpillars can be a constant source of frustration for gardeners - but an expert has revealed how you can spot the critters ...

After eating a leaf, big poplar sphinx caterpillars clip the stalk and let it fall, perhaps to hide from predators. The lace-capped caterpillar is a leaf-edge mimic, using its own body to fill in ...

Discover nature this week with Missouri's caterpillars. The bright wings of butterflies catch your eyes, and many people ...

If you spray the caterpillars to stop leaf damage, you’ll end the life cycle ... “generalists,” meaning they’ll lay eggs on and eat a variety of plant species. Penn State’s Center ...

To find out, I turned to the experts. Tussock moth caterpillars eat the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs. And they themselves can make a hairy snack for other wildlife (Credit ...

Its common English name is derived from the caterpillar's eating habits. The caterpillars eat eucalyptus leaves gregariously, with multiple individuals on the same leaf. They eat through both the ...

Mech said there was some evidence that caterpillars avoid eating leaves from trees treated with BTK, a biological, environmentally-friendly insecticide. If they avoid eating the leaves ...