Shenandoah County is beginning its process of aerial spraying a pesticide to get rid of Spongy Moth catepilars.

The carnivorous "bone collector" caterpillar is the only known species of its kind, researchers say, and its ancient lineage ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this newly described caterpillar is one of the rarest known members of the insect world, ...

Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by ...

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in ...

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 ...

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 ...