These fuzzy, little creatures aren't as cuddly as they look. They're called tussock moth caterpillars, and they'll likely leave you with a painful, stringing rash. Clearwater Parks & Recreation ...

It's that time of the year again: stinging caterpillar season. Furry buck moth caterpillars, armed with hollow spines attached to their venom sac, are slowly emerging throughout the state.

Tent caterpillar nests may appear unsightly to homeowners, especially when exposed by severe defoliation. The eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma ... six weeks and the moths will simply fly ...

The Eastern tent caterpillar (ETC) gained notoriety in Central Kentucky during the early 2000s when its accidental ingestion by pregnant mares was linked to thousands of cases of Mare Reproductive ...

DEDHAM, Maine — The Maine Forest Service is encouraging Mainers to remove browntail moth webs from trees before caterpillars emerge in April. Browntail moths are a harmful invasive species. Not only ...

Under the haze: Exploring smoke's influence on wing development in Malacosoma disstria, by Rosa Castillo There is ... physiological and morphological alterations of insects like forest tent ...

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However, recent research from Cambridge has found that two types of caterpillars are impacting nearby lakes on “a huge scale”, which in turn is leading to an increase in carbon dioxide. Outbreaks of ...