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You might guess a spider. And a gator. But a snail? That and others make up the 10 deadliest creatures found in Louisiana, ...
Plant trap crops, like dill or borage, that attract moths to lure them away from your tomatoes, recommends Singh.
Foxglove beardtongue is an easy-to-grow native plant that tolerates deer, rabbits, drought, clay soil and dry soil, making it ...
As an entomologist, I crisscross the state looking for moths for my ongoing evolutionary, classification and life history studies. During miller moth migrations, they may swarm my moth traps ...
Rare and Unusual Insects in Louisiana. But, maybe the most fascinating (at least to me), is the collection of insects in our state. North Louisiana is estimated to have over 8,000 species of insects.
The rainy, soggy conditions we've experienced in Acadiana over the past month is expected to fuel a spike in mosquito activity.. If we get the foretasted drier, hotter Summer moths in Louisiana, these ...
It's the worst time of the year in New Orleans -- stinging caterpillars are back. According to the LSU AgCenter, buck moth caterpillars become a problem in the spring in Louisiana due to their ...
WDSU New Orleans. Louisiana residents should look out for stinging caterpillars falling from trees. Posted: April 14, 2025 | Last updated: April 14, 2025 ...
Louisiana residents are already encountering buck moth caterpillars, the stinging crawlers that fall out of trees. Here's how a snow storm impacted them, and what to do if you get stung by one.
According to Louisiana State University’s Agricultural Center, the puss caterpillar’s “stings are instantaneously painful, quickly followed by localized pain that radiates toward regional ...
Ervin's original drive-thru daiquiri shop closed in the late 1980s, a victim of the oil bust in an oil-dependent city, and the site is now a strip mall.