With school out for the summer and rising temperatures in the Killeen-Fort Cavazos area, families spend more time outdoors, ...

The paleontologists who made the discovery also identified a previously unknown Lepidoptera species and have named it ...

A team of paleontologists affiliated with several institutions in Argentina, working with a colleague from the U.K., has ...

A government-funded campaign has begun spraying insecticides and biological agents on 240,000 acres of Maine's North Woods infested with spruce budworm, a voracious forest pest that killed millions of ...

Butterflies are whimsical insects that just about everyone loves, even your Aunt Tilda, who loses her mind whenever she sees ...

Sod webworms are common lawn pests that require proper management. Learn to identify signs of sod webworm damage and the best ...

A "Butterfly Emergency" has highlighted the need for wildlife-friendly gardens ahead of summer's Big Butterfly Count.

According to the state DNR’s Biological Society, Minnesota is home to nearly 2,500 moth species, including four giant silk ... are the website iNaturalist and Princeton Field Guide’s “Caterpillars of ...

Carnivorous caterpillars are exceedingly rare; they make up less than 0.13% of the moth and butterfly species around the globe. But these are even rarer still. The researchers have dubbed this ...

The box tree moth, an invasive species from East Asia, poses a significant threat to boxwood shrubs in Michigan. The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually ...

The plight of moths and caterpillars has fascinated ... antennae — but it’s hard to tell species apart. A guidebook like the Peterson Field Guide or a silhouette chart can narrow the options.

Residents in part of Ontario have been issued a stern warning by local health officials, advising the public of a supposedly "venomous" species ... Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar is a venomous ...