It's no secret that dealing with pests in the backyard is part and parcel of being a gardener. It can be a nuisance to see curious critters takeover your carefully curated planting and cause damage.

The bacterial insecticide — nontoxic to people, animals and bees — can only be applied during a short period in the spring, ...

Buck moth caterpillars are back, some with a vengeance. How will this year's population stack up to last year? Here's what to ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — 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.

The plan would treat approximately 17,328 acres of land in the greater Eastern Panhandle, including the counties of Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, and Morgan Counties which are an area of ...

The moth, referred to as the “puss caterpillar” in its larval stage, is scheduled to arrive in North Carolina in April, LoPresti said. Here’s what to know about the furry insects.

It’s the caterpillar stage of the spongy moths, also known to entomologists and lepidopterists as “Lymantria dispar” and formerly as gypsy moths, which can cause the most harm to local trees.

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.