The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has canceled aerial spraying for spongy moth this spring, another victim of the upheaval in Washington, D.C. as federal funds have not come in. Carlton County ...

Milkweed is the only host plant for monarch caterpillars, providing both food and shelter ... We also have the White-Lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), a brown insect with a white-striped abdomen ...

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 ...

kurstaki) treatment which slows the spread of spongy moth caterpillars in high-risk dense populations. There’s only a short window of time that the treatment is effective with Anoka, Carlton ...

kurstaki, or Btk, a naturally occurring soil bacteria that kills spongy moth caterpillars feeding on canopy foliage. Btk is nontoxic to people, bees, pets and other animals. “Having to cancel ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture(MDA) says it can not move forward with a proposed management plan in 12 areas for its spongy moths after it was unable to secure federal funding. Spongy ...

Btk is an insecticide that kills spongy moth caterpillars and is used on high-risk, dense populations. MDA said there is a short window of time in the spring where Btk is effective, due to the ...

The caterpillar will turn into a spongy moth. The agency planned to spray Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, or Btk, a naturally occurring soil bacteria that kills gypsy moth caterpillars ...

kurstaki), an insecticide that kills spongy moth caterpillars and is used in high-risk, dense populations. Btk is only effective for a short window of time in the spring due to the insect's life ...

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.

Browntail moth caterpillars (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) have tiny barbed hairs containing toxins. These poisonous hairs cause skin rashes when touched and may cause breathing problems if inhaled.