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

Woolly bear caterpillars eat as many as five plant species a day, to stock up on vital alkaloids. These nitrogen compounds are their primary line of defence when a tachinid fly lays eggs on them.

In the coming weeks you should start noticing more and more woolly bear caterpillars actively seeking shelter for the coming winter. Quite possibly the most famous of all caterpillars, or at least ...

I live in a region where there are these caterpillars, they're called wooly worms or wooly bears, and they have festivals for these caterpillars. And, you know, it's just kind of a famous species.

Other popular folklore masquerading as long-range weather forecasting includes the woolly bear caterpillars and their prediction of winter. While most folklore is just that–lore–some hold ...

In recent weeks, he's received reports of boxelder bugs, woolly bear caterpillars, multicolored Asian lady beetles and the invasive brown marmorated stink bugs across Wisconsin. Additionally ...

Back to our fall insects: Start looking for the easily identifiable woolly bear caterpillars as they finish feeding and move to areas to over-winter. They can produce their own antifreeze and stay ...

Caterpillars can nibble on your cabbage plants and cause serious damage to the leaves - and by the time you spot them it may be too late. But how can you tell if your cabbage plants have been ...

In 1962, one entomologist even suggested that ancient Earth was overrun by caterpillars, and the insects ate so much plant life that there was nothing left for the dinosaurs. The resulting ...

little-seen insect that’s one of the most venomous caterpillars in the U.S. — some say the most venomous. “In the United States, the most severe stings” of any caterpillar belong to the ...