This is exactly what has happened with Papilio solstitius, a tiger swallowtail butterfly newly recognized as a separate ...

Scientists discovered a caterpillar that lives in spider webs, eating the bugs that get stuck - including the spider that ...

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

The fading of butterflies starts with a quiet absence. It begins with hardly any caterpillars wriggling from plants and even ...

The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park, but the caravan wasn't headed to the park ...

Cutworms—a generic term for the caterpillars of many moths—feed on tender plants. Learn how to get rid of cutworms in the ...

We gardeners revel in the abundance the season brings, and just like us, insect pests, both big and small ... turns brown and tears easily; leaves become bleached and dry. The skin of damaged ...

Only three venomous snakes live in the wild in New York: the timber rattlesnake, the Eastern massasauga and the Northern ...

Milkweed is a vital forage plant for monarch butterflies and pollinators. The tour shows how to have continual bloom while ...

Tent caterpillars, the larvae of a moth ... Affected tissue dies, turns brown, and tears easily; leaves become bleached and dry. The skin of damaged fruit appears sanded, and the underlying tissues ...

Make sure any plant debris is removed from the bed at the end of the season, so the adult beetles have less shelter for ...