the stinging caterpillar. “The buck moths favorite spot is in oak trees, where they lay eggs in a circle around small stems,” says LSU AgCenter entomologist Gregg Henderson. Buck moth ...

Buck moth caterpillars, known by their scientific name Hemileuca maia (Drury), start to emerge from their eggs in March when ... wild cherry trees and rose bushes when they must, according to ...

Texas A&M AgriLife experts warn of stinging caterpillars as weather warms, what you should know about their venom, and how to identify one.