These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

The top-of-New Zealand’s biggest maize contractor says news of a potential increase in fall army worm populations is “bloody ...

The top-of-New Zealand’s biggest maize contractor says news of a potential increase in fall army worm populations is “bloody horrific”. Whangārei-based Greg Sowry’s comments come as the Federation of ...

A hummingbird moth can easily be mistaken for a hummingbird because it looks and acts similar. Learn what makes these sphinx ...

said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae ... technology to induce the worms to produce silk as desired.

But the moth’s developed an erratic pattern of flight many birds can’t follow. For the butterfly caterpillar, the main job is to eat and eat and eat to ensure the healthy growth of the ...

Federica Bertocchini, from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), removed a batch of wax worms, the larvae of the common insect Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) from honeycombs in her ...

Learn more. Proliferation of a fungus caused browntail moth populations to crater in 2024, which likely means that Maine residents will get relief from the forest pest this spring and summer ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...